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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Fescue toxicity"”.
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The effects of extended-release eprinomectin on heifer performance and fescue toxicity and an evaluation of parasite resistance
… to be beneficial at reducing negative impacts of fescue toxicity. Previous work has shown improvements in growth performance of growing animals when treated with either ivermectin or extended-release eprinomectin. No work has determined the mechanism for this improvement though. The objective of …
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Influence of seaweed extract and other plant growth regulators on growth, persistence, and quality of tall fescue and their potential to alleviate tall fescue toxicity to livestock
… Morgan-Jones and Garns) and endophyte-free tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.). The influence of plant growth regulators on forage quality of endophyte-infected tall fescue and performance of wether lambs was evaluated in two grazing trials. Greenhouse and field experiments were randomized …
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Genetic variation of susceptibility to fescue toxicosis in cattle
… of two sires were fed endophyte infected (E + ) fescue seed to quantify differences in susceptibility to fescue toxicosis among sire groups. One of the sires, a Polled Hereford, had a commercial reputation of producing calves with less severe symptoms of tall fescue toxicosis than their …
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Consumption of Endophyte Infected Fescue During Gestation in Beef Cows
Tall fescue is a widely grown, cool season grass prevalent in the eastern United States that is known for its resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses. A main reason for tall fescue's resistance to these stresses is attributed to the presence of a fungal endophyte. Unfortunately, this endophyte …