Induction of heat stress in beef cattle by feeding the ergots of Claviceps purpurea [in barley grain]

Ross, A.D. . Regional Veterinary Lab.; Bryden, W.L.; Bakau, W.; Burgess, L.W.

Induction of heat stress in beef cattle by feeding the ergots of Claviceps purpurea [in barley grain]

1989

Ross, A.D. (New South Wales Dept. of Agriculture, Glenfield (Australia). Regional Veterinary Lab.) | Bryden, W.L. | Bakau, W. | Burgess, L.W. (Sydney Univ. (Australia))

Hereford steers in a controlled environment simulating high summer temperatures and fed a diet of hay and barley grain contaminated with ergots displayed elevated rectal temperature and other signs of hyperthermia each afternoon within a week. The symptoms were relieved overnight, and disappeared within a week of ceasing to feed the ergots.

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