Growth rate and physiology of steers grazing tall fescue inoculated with novel endophytes

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 878-883

  Nihsen, M E ^a   Piper, E L ^a   West, C P ^a   Crawford Jr , R J ^b   Denard, T M ^a   Johnson, Z B ^a   Roberts, C A ^b   Spiers, D A ^b   Rosenkrans Jr , C F ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c B107E AFLS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Ergot Alkaloids; Fescue Toxicosis; Novel Endophyte

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FESTUCA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS;

EID: 2342631918     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.823878x     Document Type: Article

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