Alterations in hemograms and serum biochemical analytes of steers after prolonged consumption of endophyte-infected tall fescue

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1029-1035

  Oliver, J W ^a   Schultze, A E ^a   Rohrbach, B W ^a   Fribourg, H A ^a   Ingle, T ^a   Waller, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Festuca; Poisoning; Steers

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACREMONIUM; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERGOTISM; MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE;

ACREMONIUM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ERGOTISM; ERYTHROCYTE INDICES; HEMOGLOBINS; POACEAE;

EID: 0034168394     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7841029x     Document Type: Article

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