Due to their range and toxicity, livestock poisoning by locoweed is the most widespread toxic plant problem in the western U.S.,(Ralphs, James, Nielsen, Baker, Molyneux, 1988) costing millions of dollars both in livestock loss and in cost of plant control (Williams, 1984) Despite the unpleasant effects of...
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Locoweeds cause significant livestock poisoning and economic loss in the western United States. The toxicity of Embellisia sp. fungi isolated from locoweed was compared with locoweed toxicity using the rat as a model.
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The influence of a fungal endophyte alkaloid on the toxicity of a plant has been documented in Oxytropis sericea. Oxytropis sericea is a perennial legume ...
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Locoweed is toxic to cattle, sheep and horses. Locoweed has been identified as the most common and costly cause of livestock ... Other signs typical of locoweed toxicity include depression, abnormal behavior, hydrops, and poor gaining calves. At high elevations, locoweed can also predispose cattle to brisket disease.
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There were negative correlations between precipitation and locoweed mortality (r = – 0.42 to –0.84), with most of the marked plants dying during the recent drought. Grazing locoweed for short periods would likely not affect its vigor or toxicity, but its population dynamics were affected by drought...
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In the western United States, locoweed poisoning results in substantial economic losses each year. Although the clinical signs of toxicity as well as the effects on livestock productivity are well defined, limited information is available describing the a... ... At the conclusion of the trial, locoweed toxicity was observed,
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Locoweeds cause significant livestock poisoning and economic loss in the western United States. ... Locoweeds cause significant livestock poisoning and economic loss in the western United States. The toxicity of Embellisia sp. fungi isolated from locoweed was compared with locoweed toxicity using the rat as a model.
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Sixteen crossbred beef heifers were used to determine the efficacy of serum clinical profiles as diagnostic tools for detection of early stages of locoweed toxicity and to test the ability of two mineral supplements for prevention or therapy of toxicosis.
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Locoweed toxicity has been a management challenge for beef cattle producers in northeastern New Mexico for decades. Toxicosis induced by wooly locoweed is ...
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The toxicity of Embellisia sp. fungi isolated from locoweed was compared with locoweed toxicity using the rat as a model. Rats were fed diets containing ...
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