Impact of mycotoxins and of a mycotoxin deactivator on alpacas grazing perennial ryegrass infected with wild endophyte (Neotyphodium spp.)

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 902-908

  Reed, K F M ^a   Vaughan, J L ^b   Cummins, L J ^c   Moore, D D ^d,e  

^a Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^b Cria Genesis   (Australia)

^c Ivanhoe Australia Limited   (Australia)

^d Biomin Australia Pty Ltd   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

creatine kinase; deoxynivalenol; neck tremors; ryegrass staggers.

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANHYDRITE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPHYTE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GRASS; GRAZING; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; QUALITY CONTROL; TOXIN; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; LAMA PACOS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM;

EID: 77957569432     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10068     Document Type: Article

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