Differences between progeny of beef sires in susceptibility to fescue toxicosis.

doi:10.2527/1993.71113025x

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Differences between progeny of beef sires in susceptibility to fescue toxicosis.

Journal of animal science - 1 Nov 1993

Gould L S, Hohenboken W D

Abstract excerpt

Fifteen progeny of two Polled Hereford sires were fed endophyte-infected tall fescue seed (E+) to investigate variability in susceptibility to fescue toxicosis. One sire, bred in Missouri, was reputed to produce calves that were resistant to fescue toxicosis. The Control sire, from Virginia, had...

Topics

Acremonium
Alkaline Phosphatase
Analysis of Variance
Animals
Body Temperature
Body Temperature Regulation
Cattle
Cattle Diseases
Cholesterol
Disease Susceptibility
Eating
Female
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Male
Plant Poisoning
Poaceae
Prolactin
Seeds

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