Use of nonergot alkaloid-producing endophytes for alleviating tall fescue toxicosis in sheep

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1316-1322

  Parish, J A ^a,b   McCann, M A ^a,c   Watson, R H ^a   Hoveland, C S ^a   Hawkins, L L ^a,d   Hill, N S ^a   Bouton, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VA Polytech Inst and State Univ ^*  (United States)

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

^d BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophytes; Ergot Alkaloids; Festuca arundinacea; Grazing; Lambs; Toxicosis

Indexed keywords

FESTUCA; LAMB; OVIS ARIES; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

ERGOT ALKALOID; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; ERGOTISM; FESCUE; HEAT; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; ERGOTISM; FESTUCA; HEAT; HYPOCREALES; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0642346235     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.8151316x     Document Type: Article

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