Farm structure cattle

The alkaloids of the genus Delphinium may be classified into two distinct structural types the atisine type, represented by ajaconine, and the lycoctonine type, represented by delcosine, acetyldelcosine, and delsoline (Figure 3.18). The common larkspurs are widely distributed in the western United States and in Canada where they are a common cause of cattle poisoning. Both types of alkaloids from Delphinium ajacis have been studied (Frost et al., 1967). Plants were grown in the field on sandy loam soil at the Horticultural Farm in Stillwater with normal fertilization and... 

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