Sorghum bicolor is toxic to horses. The reported severity is critical. Also known as Sorghum, Broom-Corn and Black Sudan Grass.
If your animal ate this plant, call your veterinarian, the ASPCA Animal Poison Control on (888) 426-4435 or the Pet Poison Helpline on (855) 764-7661. Fees may apply.
Paralysis Incoordination Weight Loss Cardiovascular Collapse Difficulty Breathing Oral Irritation
The color of each symptom follows the severity scale above.
Sorghum bicolor, commonly called sorghum and also known as broomcorn, great millet, Indian millet, Guinea corn, jowar, or milo, is a species in the grass genus Sorghum. It is typically an annual, but some cultivars are perennial. It grows in clumps that may reach over 4 metres (13 ft) high. The grain is 2 to 4 millimetres in diameter.
Also recorded as Creole Corn, Forage Sorghum, Great Millet, Guinea Corn, Rhodesian Sudan grass and Sorghums.
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Countries with the most wild observations, from GBIF data.