Feeding Tall Fescue Seed Reduces Ewe Milk Production, Lamb Birth Weight and Pre-Weaning Growth Rate

Feeding Tall Fescue Seed Reduces Ewe Milk Production, Lamb Birth Weight and Pre-Weaning Growth Rate

Endophyte-infected tall fescue (E+) produces ergovaline and ergovalinine, which are mycotoxins that act as dopamine agonists to suppress prolactin and induce vasoconstriction. The experiment was designed as a 3 × 2 × 2 factorial with <i>DRD2</i> genotype (AA, AG, GG), fescue seed (endoph...

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Main Authors: Jessica L. Britt, Maslyn A. Greene, Sarah A. Wilbanks, J. Keith Bertrand, James L. Klotz, William Bridges, Glen Aiken, John G. Andrae, Susan K. Duckett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
sheep
tall fescue
ergot alkaloids
vasoconstriction
milk
weaning
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/12/2291

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