toxicity have
been reported from Australia, India, New Zealand, South
Africa and America. However, the toxicity occurs only on
the consumption of high amount of plants material. It is
reported that sheep, cattle and goats are susceptible to
lantadenes A, B, D and icterogenic acid toxicity, where as
horses, rats, neonatal calves and lambs are not susceptible
to lantadene A. The prominent clinical sign of poisoning
includes photosensitisation and jaundice. Loss of appetite in
poisoned animals occurs within 24 hours and decrease in
appetite also observed. The most severely poisoned animals
die within 2 days of poisoning but usually death occurs
after 1 -3 weeks after poisoning. The kidneys are swollen
and pale in colour, the gall bladder is grossly distended and
the liver is enlarged. The oral toxic dose of lantadene A for
sheep is 60