• Detection of swainsonine-producing endophytes in Patagonian Astragalus species 

      Martinez, Agustin; Robles, Carlos Alejandro; Roper, Jessie M.; Gardner, Dale R.; Neyaz, Marwah S.; Joelson, Natalia Zoe; Cook, Daniel (Elsevier, 2019-12)
      Swainsonine has been identified as the toxin in legumes belonging to the genera Astragalus and Oxytropis throughout the world including China, North America, and South America. Several South American Astragalus species ...
    • Fatal stagger poisoning by consumption of Festuca argentina (Speg.) Parodi in goats from Argentine Patagonia 

      Martinez, Agustin; Cook, Daniel; Lee, Stephen T.; Sola, Diego; Bain, Luciana; Borrelli, Laura Beatriz; Acín, Cristina; Gardner, Dale R.; Robles, Carlos Alejandro (Elsevier, 2020-10-30)
      The present study describes the spontaneous and experimental poisoning of goats by Festuca argentina in Argentine Patagonia. In April 2017, eight seven-month-old Creole male goats were accidentally introduced into a paddock ...