A case of onion poisoning in a cow

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There are recorded cases (Cheeke and Schull, 1985 Cheeke, PR and Shull, LR, eds. 1985. Natural Toxicants in Feed :and Poisonous Plants Westport CT, , USA: P 279. AVI Publishing Company,.  [Google Scholar]) of onion poisoning in cattle and horses that have eaten onions, Allium cepa, but none in New Zealand (Connor, 1977 Connor, HE. 1977. The Poisonous Plants in New Zealand Wellington: P 121. Government Printer,.  [Google Scholar]). In this country pigs (Anon, 1978 Anon. 1978. Suspected onion poisoning (pigs). Surveillance, 31: 17–17.  [Google Scholar]) and a dog (Smith and Ellison, 1986 Smith, CH and Ellison, RS. 1986. Concurrent onion poisoning and haematuria in a dog. New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 34: 77–78. [Taylor &; Francis Online], [Web of Science ®] , [Google Scholar]) have been reported as having been poisoned by eating onions. This letter reports a case of poisoning by that plant.