Plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses as constraints in livestock production in East Africa: the southern African experience

The major plant poisonings and mycotoxicoses of southern Africa are discussed in relation to East Africa. As almost all the plant genera and most species responsible for intoxication in southern Africa are present in East Africa, it is postulated that the same intoxications probably also occur in the latter. There is a necessity to diagnose and control these conditions.