Effective grazing management can reduce the incidence of plant-caused deformities in livestock. The degree of success to be expected is related to certain principles of teratology. The following factors are among those that play a role: animal genotype, nature of the teratogen, dose, and susceptible gestation period. Each plant teratogen exerts its effect by a specific mechanism, and yet widely divergent teratogens can produce similar effects. The developing conceptus is not nearly so well protected as once thought from hazardous chemical compounds in the maternal circulation. When offending teratogenic plants grow in a restricted habitat or are hazardous only at certain growth periods or when the susceptible gestation period is short, then considerable success can be expected toward reducing incidence of deformities and attendant financial loss by careful grazing management methods. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020
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