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Can goats eat boxwood shrubs

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Boxwood is poisonous to goats. In general, if it is poisonous to a human it is poisonous to livestock. Boxwood has several poisonous components including cyanogenic compounds, saponins, and tannins. It also contains Alkaloids.

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