Evaluation of sorghum ergot toxicity in broilers

Poultry Science

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1391-1397

  Bailey, C A ^a   Fazzino Jr , J J ^a   Ziehr, M S ^a   Sattar, M ^a   Haq, A U ^a   Odvody, G ^a   Porter, J K ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Broilers; Dihydroergosine; Ergot; Poultry; Sorghum

Indexed keywords

CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS AFRICANA; SORGHUM BICOLOR BICOLOR; SPHACELIA; ZEA MAYS;

ERGOT ALKALOID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKEN; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CHICKENS; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; GROWTH; LIVER; MALE;

EID: 0033210564     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/78.10.1391     Document Type: Article

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