Genetic variation of susceptibility to fescue toxicosis in cattle

<p>Fifteen calves 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...

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Main Author: Gould, Lowell
Other Authors: Animal Science
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/46399
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12232009-020514/