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5.5. Rabbit
The literature has only limited information on toxicity of Conium maculatum in the rabbit. Of four rabbits accidentally fed large amount of hemlock, two died within 3 h, one became weak and ataxic, and the last was not affected (Short and Edwards, 1989). Pregnant rabbits were given coniine (40 mg/kg BW) by oral gavage at 8-h intervals on gestation days 20–24 (Forsyth and Frank, 1993). The animals were killed on day 29, fetuses were immediately removed, weighed and examined for external abnormalities. Animals treated with coniine appeared to lose more weight and eat less than controls. The only statistically significant visceral or skeletal malformation was a reduction in cranial ossification of rabbit fetuses. Coniine-treated rabbit litters tended to be affected by artrogryposis more than controls.
Zitat aus: Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum L.), J. Vetter, 2004