Value of Ralgro® implants in feedlot steers
previously maintained on at  high endophyte-infected fescue hay

Value of Ralgro® implants in feedlot steers previously maintained on at high endophyte-infected fescue hay

Corah, L.R.; Brazle, F.K.; Blecha, Frank; Reddy, P.G.; Wary, R.E. Jr.; Klindt, J.

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Publication Date: 1990

Conference: Cattlemen's Day, 1990, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, February, 1990
Starting Page: 22, Ending Page: 24
Publisher: Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service

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Abstract:

Steers previously fed high-endophyte fescue hay showed a greater response of Ralgro® implants than those fed a low-endophyte hay. The mode of action for this response was not explained by cellular immune system responses or variability in prolactin levels.

Keywords: Beef; Stockers; Finishing; Endophyte; Fescue; Ralgo

URL for this item: http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6423

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