 | Abstract 250Studies on the pathology of experimental feeding of detoxified castor bean meal (Ricinus communis) in sheep.Rao,-MS; Purushotham,-NP; Raghavan,-GV; Reddy,-MR; Mahender,-M College of Veterinary Science, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad 500 030, India. Indian-Veterinary-Journal. 1986, 63: 11, 944-946; 5 ref. For 150 days 28 Deccani sheep were given roughage to appetite and daily 250 g concentrate containing 0, 10, 20 or 30% castor bean meal (CBM) detoxified by autoclaving at 20 lb/in.2 for 1 h. Histopathological studies showed deleterious changes in the vital organs of sheep given 20 and 30% CBM but suggest that 10% CBM was safe. This abstract relates to the following species: |