PLANTS TOXIN
Just because it's green and looks tasty doesn't mean it's health food for goats. Numerous plants and other materials are poisonous, and it is our responsibility to protect our animals from them. A well fed goat often isn't hungry enough to eat enough poisonous material to kill it, but very small amounts of some very potent poisons can kill. Hungry goats are far more susceptible to poisoning - they are much less scrupulous about what they eat, and they eat greater quantities of it.
| Common name | Botanical name | Toxicity | Toxic Parts | Toxin |
| Acorns (see Red Oak) | Quercus | High | all | gallotoxins |
| Amaryllis | Hippeastrum vittata | Med. | all | lycorine |
| Apricot | Prunus armeniaca | High | wilted leaves | cyanide |
ANIMAL TOXIN| Digoxin-like | Cardiotonic steroids that produce severe arrythmia of heartbeat | toads |
| Cardiotoxins/ cytotoxins | Act on membrane lipids/proteins of blood cells or heart cells | cobras, scorpions |
| Myotoxins | Small proteins that facilitate the destruction of muscle cells | Pit-vipers |
