Tasco-Forage: I. Influence of a seaweed extract on antioxidant activity in tall fescue and in ruminants

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1011-1021

  Fike, J H ^a   Allen, V G ^a,d   Schmidt, R E ^a   Zhang, X ^a   Fontenot, J P ^a,b   Bagley, C P ^c   Ivy, R L ^c   Evans, R R ^c   Coelho, R W ^a,e   Wester, D B ^d  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas Tech University ^*

^d TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e EMBRAPA CLIMA TEMPERADO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Cattle; Festuca; Seaweeds; Sheep; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANIMALIA; ASCOPHYLLUM; ASCOPHYLLUM NODOSUM; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; FESTUCA; FUNGI; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; OVIS ARIES; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT EXTRACT; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POACEAE; SEASON; SEAWEED; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; STRESS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; HYPOCREALES; MALE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLANT EXTRACTS; POACEAE; SEASONS; SEAWEED; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; STRESS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 0035321630     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7941011x     Document Type: Article

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