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Boxelder Toxicity and Horses (Updated)

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From: Tom Henesey City: Alton, IL
Is any part of a boxelder tree toxic to the point of death to a human or an animal?
	Extension Message From: Jay Hayek Extension Specialist, Forestry Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences jhayek@illinois.edu
Updated (Feb-2013): Recent research has implicated boxelder (Acer negundo) seed toxicity to seasonal pasture myopathy (SPM) in horses. University of Minnesota Equine Center: http://www.cvm.umn.edu/umec/SPM/home.html In addition, here is an excellent publication on "Guide to Toxic Plants in Forages" from Purdue University: http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/WS/WS_37_ToxicPlants08.pdf
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