Cattle prefer endophyte-free robust needlegrass

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 427-431

  Jones, T A ^a   Ralphs, M H ^a   Gardner, D R ^a   Chatterton, N J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achnatherum robustum; Acremonium; Ergonovine; Lysergic acid amide; Narcosis; Neotyphodium; Sleepygrass; Stipa robusta

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ENDOPHYTE; RANGELAND;

EID: 0033863796     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003755     Document Type: Review

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