Effect of feeding sorghum ergot (Claviceps africana) to sows during mid-lactation on plasma prolactin and litter performance

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 554-561

  Kopinski, J S ^a   Blaney, B J ^a   Murray, S A ^a   Downing, J A ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Creep; Dihydroergosine; Milk; Post farrowing; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; CLAVICEPS; ERGOTISM; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; LACTATION DISORDER; MICROBIOLOGY; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SORGHUM; SWINE; SWINE DISEASE; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CLAVICEPS; ERGOTISM; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; LACTATION; LACTATION DISORDERS; PROLACTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SORGHUM; SWINE; SWINE DISEASES; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

CLAVICEPS; CLAVICEPS AFRICANA;

EID: 54749107593     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2007.00747.x     Document Type: Article

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