Translations:Basic Field Epi: Manual/355/en

With a better understanding of the causes in the environment, host and the agent, we are able to significantly influence the outcome of the disease. Careful herding to avoid areas with lantana, and ensuring sufficient feed of adequate quality can lower the likelihood of animals eating lantana. Providing cattle who have had access to lantana (particularly pale skinned animals) with good access to shade can provide immediate protection against photosensitisation. Providing them with dry fodder (hay etc) instead of green (chlorophyll filled) feed will also greatly diminish the sunburn. It is also important to remember that Lantana camara poisoning is not the only cause of liver damage however the combination of chlorophyll and sun for a pale animal with liver damage without shade will result in similar signs.