Effects of Continuously Feeding Diets Containing Cereal Ergot Alkaloids on Nutrient Digestibility, Alkaloid Recovery in Feces, and Performance Traits of Ram Lambs

Allowable limits for cereal ergot alkaloids in livestock feeds are being re-examined, and the objective of this study was to compare nutrient digestibility, growth performance and carcass characteristics of ram lambs fed a range of alkaloid concentrations, including the maximum currently allowed in...

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Main Authors: Stephanie Coufal-Majewski, Kim Stanford, Tim McAllister, Yuxi Wang, Barry Blakley, John McKinnon, Mary Lou Swift, Alexandre V. Chaves
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Toxins
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/9/12/405