Fescue foot

Fescue foot disease F.nivale Tall fescue... 

Tall fescue grass contains an endophyte fungus (Neotyphodium coenophialum). Signs of fescue toxicosis in cattle that have been reported are increased body temperature, fescue foot, reduced weight gain, fat necrosis, diminished milk production and serum prolactin, and reduced reproductive performance (Schmidt and Osborn, 1993 Porter and Thompson, 1992 Thompson and Stuedemann,... 

Fescue foot is a dry gangrene of the ctremities, affecting primarily the feet, tail, and ears. 

Table II. Germination and root growth of rape and birds foot trefoil seedlings exposed for 5 days to various concentrations of fescue extracts ...

Indian mustard (Brassica juncea Czern L.), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacae), birds foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), and kenaf (Hibiscus cannibinus) have been used to reduce soil Se levels near Los Banos, California. Total Se concentrations in soil depths from 0 to 60 cm were lower in all cropped plots than in the bare plots after four years (Banuelos, 2000). The efficiency of Se lost from the soil after four years for each of the four crop rotations was in the range of 17-60% (Banuelos, 2000). The cropped plots with only tall fescue had 25% lower soil Se concentrations after four... 

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