Weather and pasture characteristics associated with outbreaks of perennial ryegrass toxicosis in southern Australia

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 738-752

  Reed, K F M ^a,d   Nie, Z N ^a   Walker, L V ^b   MacE, W J ^c   Clark, S G ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Southern Scientific Services   (Australia)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

^d Government of South Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

corynetoxins; deer; endophyte; ergovaline; GrassGro; lolitrem B

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEER; DIGESTIBILITY; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOPHYTE; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; ORGANIC MATTER; PASTURE; POISONING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; TOXIN;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA; CERVIDAE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM LOLII; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 80051731919     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN11016     Document Type: Article

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