Minnesota’s livestock producers face an ongoing challenge from toxic plants that can cause severe illness or death in cattle, sheep, and horses. Among the most hazardous are bracken fern, chokecherry, ...

Caused by glycoside amygdalin which, upon hydrolysis, yields hydrogen cyanide (HCN). Cocklebur is an annual plant reproducing only by seeds. The root is a taproot, woody and stout. Stems are hairy, ...

Sep. 5, 2024 — There are some pretty strange ingredients in cosmetics and skin care products. One example is snail mucin -- also known as snail slime -- which is used for its moisturizing and ...