/b/veterinary-news/posts/81401 New research from the USA, published in the Equine Veterinary Journal ( EVJ ), has shown that a toxin from the box elder tree is the likely cause of Seasonal Pasture Myopathy (SPM), the US equivalent of the European disease known as Atypical Myopathyen-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/b/veterinary-news/posts/81401Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:05:34 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:b5b35b17-59bd-4809-beb0-693d58aaa4e4james herriot lied0<p>Very welcome development, particularly aw we have some experience of Atypical Myopathy down here in the south-west.</p> <p>But it should be pointed out that box elder is a form of maple, and isn&#39;t in any way related to sambucus, the common elder we see in this country. Hopefully, we&#39;ll start looking at trees methodically this autumn.</p> <img src="https://www.vetsurgeon.org/aggbug?PostID=81401&AppID=5&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">