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Abstract

The present work reports an outbreak of intoxication in cattle by Lantana camera, in a village Sanawad, near Indore, M.P. in Two thousand fourteen (2014). Few animals from a herd, entered in areas that was infested by Lantana species. A series of animal deaths, caused due to exposure of lantadenes during grazing by the animals. The gastric lavage, urine and blood sample of affected animals were analyzed in analytical toxicology lab of Forensic Medicine department. The poisoning with lantana camera was revealed by using thin layer chromatography in gastric content by extraction and comparison with alcoholic extract of plant material. The lantadene which are pentacyclic triterpene acid are identified.