Research Project: Developing Mitigation Strategies for Poisonous Plants in Livestock Production Systems

Location: Poisonous Plant Research

Publications (Clicking on the reprint icon will take you to the publication reprint.)

The evaluation of earwax as a noninvasive specimen to determine livestock exposure to death camas (Zigadenus paniculatus) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)

The use of earwax to determine livestock exposure to teratogenic lupine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Stonecipher, C.A., Lee, S.T., Welch, K.D., Valles, K.R., Cook, D. 2024. The use of earwax to determine livestock exposure to teratogenic lupine. Toxicon. 248: Article 108053. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.108053.

Comparison of the acute toxicity of zygacine versus zygadenine - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Welch, K.D., Gardner, D.R., Lee, S.T., Stonecipher, C.A., Cook, D. 2024. Comparison of the acute toxicity of zygacine versus zygadenine. Toxicon. 248: Article 108037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.108037.

A review on mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses in ruminants and Equidae in South America - (Review Article)
Riet-Correa, F., Cook, D., Micheloud, J.F., Machado, M., Mendonca, F.S., Schild, A.L., Lemos, R.A. 2024. A review on mycotoxins and mycotoxicoses in ruminants and Equidae in South America. Toxicon. 247: Article 107827. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107827.

Comparison of sheep and goats to the acute toxic effects of foothill death camas - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Welch, K.D., Lee, S.T., Stonecipher, C.A., Gardner, D., Cook, D. 2024. Comparison of sheep and goats to the acute toxic effects of foothill death camas. Poisonous Plant Research. 7:17-26. https://doi.org/10.26077/c444-bc12.

Toxicosis from range lupine ingestion in a research herd of Rafter 7 Merino sheep - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Weigler, B.J., Mandeville, W.F., Huber, S., Mccuin, G., Cartagena, F., Cook, D., Lee, S.T., Pritsos, C.A. 2024. Toxicosis from range lupine ingestion in a research herd of Rafter 7 Merino sheep. Poisonous Plant Research. 7:10-14. https://doi.org/10.26077/1a49-f0ef.

Japanese Yew (Taxus) poisoning of wild ungulates in Utah during the winter of 2022-2023 - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Lee, S.T., Kelly, J., Stout, V., Lamb, S., Baldwin, T.J., Cook, D. 2024. Japanese Yew (Taxus) poisoning of wild ungulates in Utah during the winter of 2022-2023. Toxicon. 246: Article 107779. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107779.

Cattle toxicity from woolly locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus): a case study in central New Mexico - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Spackman, C., Stonecipher, C.A., Cook, D. 2024. Cattle toxicity from woolly locoweed (Astragalus mollissimus): a case study in central New Mexico. Poisonous Plant Research. 7:3-7.

Lupine-induced crooked calf syndrome: Mitigation through intermittent grazing management of cattle - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Welch, K.D., Lee, S.T., Panter, K.E., Stegelmeier, B.L., Stonecipher, C.A., Cook, D. 2024. Lupine-induced crooked calf syndrome: Mitigation through intermittent grazing management of cattle. Translational Animal Science. 8. Article txae079. https://doi.org/10.1093/tas/txae079.

Acute death as a result of poisoning tropical (Bos taurus indicus) but not temperate (Bos taurus taurus) cattle after oral dosing with Lupinus leucophyllus (velvet lupine) - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Green, B.T., Welch, K.D., Lee, S.T., Davis, T.Z., Stonecipher, C.A., Stegelmeier, B.L., Cook, D. 2024. Acute death as a result of poisoning tropical (Bos taurus indicus) but not temperate (Bos taurus taurus) cattle after oral dosing with Lupinus leucophyllus (velvet lupine). Toxicon. 242. Article 107706. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107706.

Analysis of the mycotoxin levels and expression pattern of SWN genes at different time points in the fungus Slafractonia leguminicola - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Das, S., Gardner, D.R., Cook, D., Creamer, R. 2024. Analysis of the mycotoxin levels and expression pattern of SWN genes at different time points in the fungus Slafractonia leguminicola. Microorganisms. 12(4). Article 670. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms12040670.

Evaluation of the toxicological effects of Neltuma alpataco (Prosopis alpataco) pod alkaloid extract - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Cholich, L., Pistan, M., Benitez, A.C., Torres, A., Garcia, E.N., Martinez, A., Gardner, D., Bustillo, S. 2024. Evaluation of the toxicological effects of Neltuma alpataco (Prosopis alpataco) pod alkaloid extract. Toxicon. 241. Article 107665. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2024.107665.

Supplementation with increasing doses of selenium associated with vitamin E in the treatment of bovines with enzootic hematuria - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Moreira Jr., C.A., Oliveira, E.V., Cardoso, C.A., Miranda, M.B., Guedes, N.A., Burak, D.L., Pfister, J.A., Nunes, L.C. 2024. Supplementation with increasing doses of selenium associated with vitamin E in the treatment of bovines with enzootic hematuria. Pesquisa Veterinaria Brasileira. 44: Article e07349. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-5150-PVB-7349.

Multiomics reveals mechanisms of Alternaria oxytropis inhibiting pathogenic fungi in Oxytropis ochrocephala - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Fu, K., Schardl, C.L., Cook, D., Cao, X., Ling, N., He, C., Wu, D., Xue, L., Li, Y., Shi, Z. 2024. Multiomics reveals mechanisms of Alternaria oxytropis inhibiting pathogenic fungi in Oxytropis ochrocephala. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(4):2397-2409. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.3c09049.

Potential toxic effects produced by L-mimosine in the thyroid and reproductive systems. Evaluation in male rats - (Peer Reviewed Journal)
Gotardo, A.T., Dipe, V.V., de Almeida, E.R.M., Hueza, I.M., Pfister, J.A., Gorniak, S.L. 2021. Potential toxic effects produced by L-mimosine in the thyroid and reproductive systems. Evaluation in male rats. Toxicon. 203:121-128. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2021.10.003.