The occurrence and severity of grass toxicoses in Australian alpaca (Vicugna pacos) herds

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1099-1104

  Sampaio, Natalia ^a   Gishen, Mark ^b   Reed, Kevin ^c   Brown, Mel ^d   Gregory, Daphne ^e   Munyard, Kylie ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Shingleback Ridge Alpacas   (Australia)

^c Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^d Ausmara Alpacas   (Australia)

^e Chiverton Alpacas   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heat stress; Huacaya; Lolium perenne; Lolium rigidum; Neotyphodium lolii; Paspalum dilatatum; Phalaris aquatica; PRGT; Suri

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL WELFARE; GRASS; PASTURE; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; UNGULATE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA; ARMERIA; BOS; LAMA PACOS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOLIUM RIGIDUM; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII; OVIS ARIES; PASPALUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; POACEAE; VICUGNA PACOS;

EID: 47549110605     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA06325     Document Type: Article

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