Acorn poisoning in sheep

Abstract

Extract

No record appears to have been made of oak poisoning in New Zealand, Connor (1951 Connor, H. E. 1951. “N.Z. Dept. of Scientific and Industrial Research”. In Bulletin No. 99  [Google Scholar]) considering that only extremely isolated cases are likely to occur.     

Acorn poisoning in cattle.

Ten cows in a suckler herd totalling 60 sickened after grazing parkland which was heavily covered with acorns. Two died. The main clinical signs were dullness, anorexia and constipation. The main pathological findings were severe nephrosis and some intestinal ulceration. After removal to an acorn-free pasture, the remaining eight animals made a full recovery.