Injection of a Dopamine Antagonist into Holstein Steers to Relieve Symptoms of Fescue Toxicosis

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1026-1031

  Samford Grigsby, M D ^a   Larson, B T ^a,c   Forcherio, J C ^a,d   Lucas, D M ^b   Paterson, J A ^a,e   Kerley, M S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b HOFFMANN LA ROCHE INC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d Purina Mills LLC   (United States)

^e MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Endophytes; Prolactin; Tall Fescue

Indexed keywords

SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT TOXIN; PROLACTIN; RO 24 0409; RO 24-0409;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING; ERGOTISM; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; DOPAMINE ANTAGONISTS; EATING; ERGOTISM; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; ISOQUINOLINES; MALE; PLANT POISONING; PROLACTIN; SKIN TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031109897     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7541026x     Document Type: Article

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