Board-invited review: St. Anthony's Fire in livestock: Causes, mechanisms, and potential solutions

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1603-1626

  Strickland, J R ^a   Looper, M L ^b   Matthews, J C ^c   Rosenkrans, C F ^d   Flythe, M D ^a   Brown, K R ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Ergot alkaloid; Ergotism; Fescue toxicosis; St. Anthony's Fire

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ERGOT ALKALOID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; CHEMISTRY; CLAVICEPS; ERGOTISM; IMMUNOLOGY; LIVESTOCK; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; POACEAE; REVIEW; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CLAVICEPS; ERGOT ALKALOIDS; ERGOTISM; LIVESTOCK; POACEAE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 80051828828     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3478     Document Type: Review

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