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

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2856-2868

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b University of Georgia   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Behavior; Endophytes; Ergot Alkaloids; Festuca arundinacea; Grazing

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FESTUCA; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

ERGOT ALKALOID; PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ASCOMYCETES; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; EATING; FEMALE; FESCUE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; EATING; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; FEMALE; FESTUCA; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HYPOCREALES; MALE; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 1542651305     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81112856x     Document Type: Article

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