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Toxins in ragwort

  • 02-11-2013 8:57pm
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    jersey101
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    td5man wrote: »
    Pulling ragwort is one job you'll never forget. :(

    remember as a little chap pulling them in rented land we had and it was being cut for silage and we were pulling them all day with no gloves, parents only found out after that it can seep through your skin


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  • #2
    whelan1
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    jersey101 wrote: »
    remember as a little chap pulling them in rented land we had and it was being cut for silage and we were pulling them all day with no gloves, parents only found out after that it can seep through your skin
    my mother told me they biult a playhouse with ragworth they had pulled


  • #3
    jersey101
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    my mother told me they biult a playhouse with ragworth they had pulled

    when ye think about it ye wonder how people never thought that they couldnt get poisoned when they were pulling them so cattle wouldn't be poisened


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    hugo29
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    jersey101 wrote: »
    remember as a little chap pulling them in rented land we had and it was being cut for silage and we were pulling them all day with no gloves, parents only found out after that it can seep through your skin

    What seeps thru your skin, I always pull the fcukers in me hands


  • #5
    whelan1
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    hugo29 wrote: »
    What seeps thru your skin, I always pull the fcukers in me hands
    if ya have cuts on your hands the posion can seep through in to your system


  • #6
    td5man
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    hugo29 wrote: »
    What seeps thru your skin, I always pull the fcukers in me hands
    Same here :eek:


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  • #7
    hugo29
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    if ya have cuts on your hands the posion can seep through in to your system

    Ah who said that, has anyone ever heard of someone dying from ragwort


  • #8
    whelan1
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    td5man wrote: »
    Same here :eek:
    me too, some times wear gloves but not always


  • #9
    jersey101
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    hugo29 wrote: »
    What seeps thru your skin, I always pull the fcukers in me hands

    if ye were pulling alot of them the sap can go through your skin. Ye can get very sick from it i hear


  • #10
    whelan1
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    hugo29 wrote: »
    Ah who said that, has anyone ever heard of someone dying from ragwort
    no i did hear of a lad getting very sick, the son of a friend of my dad from cork


  • #11
    td5man
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    whelan1 wrote: »
    me too, some times wear gloves but not always
    If I pull a lot of it I get pains in my hands


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  • #12
    jersey101
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    td5man wrote: »
    If I pull a lot of it I get pains in my hands

    ah thats just tellin ye your gettin soft :P


  • #13
    fredweena
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    I'm not sure if it can poison transdermally (through skin). The type of toxin that is in ragwort cannot enter the system harmfully in this way. It has to reach digestive system to really cause problems.


  • #14
    jersey101
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    fredweena wrote: »
    I'm not sure if it can poison transdermally (through skin). The type of toxin that is in ragwort cannot enter the system harmfully in this way. It has to reach digestive system to really cause problems.

    id say many a farmer goes for the tea or dinner without washing the hands if they didn't see any thing black on em.


  • #15
    fredweena
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    Yeah the gloves prevent it from entering the system through the hand to mouth route. So the gloves are still a good idea.


  • #16
    moy83
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    jersey101 wrote: »
    id say many a farmer goes for the tea or dinner without washing the hands if they didn't see any thing black on em.
    I'd say a bit of black on the paws doesnt bother alot of lads either when they're having the spuds either


  • #17
    hugo29
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    fredweena wrote: »
    I'm not sure if it can poison transdermally (through skin). The type of toxin that is in ragwort cannot enter the system harmfully in this way. It has to reach digestive system to really cause problems.

    So as long as we don't eat it then so:D


  • #18
    jersey101
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    moy83 wrote: »
    I'd say a bit of black on the paws doesnt bother alot of lads either when they're having the spuds either

    my mother wouldnt let me near the kitchen if i hand dirty hands. As she says "keep the farm yard outside"


  • #19
    fredweena
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    Sure it's clane dirt!

    Although one group that can't take any chances are pregnant women. I did some research on prenatal exposure to toxins in rats and it's scary how many relatively safe situations can result in problems.

    Edit: I'm graduating in a few days so i'm showing off to everyone. Just ignore me!.


  • #20
    Sharpshooter82
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    fredweena wrote: »
    Sure it's clane dirt!

    Although one group that can't take any chances are pregnant women. I did some research on prenatal exposure to toxins in rats and it's scary how many relatively safe situations can result in problems.
    yeah wife is currently banned from the cattle and limited access to yard now


  • #21
    jersey101
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    fredweena wrote: »
    Sure it's clane dirt!

    Although one group that can't take any chances are pregnant women. I did some research on prenatal exposure to toxins in rats and it's scary how many relatively safe situations can result in problems.

    Edit: I'm graduating in a few days so i'm showing off to everyone. Just ignore me!.

    at the time i finished up in ag college the lecturer that was over the sheep was pregnant and she couldn't go out to shed during lambing and she was sickened she couldn't go out


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