Pathological changes seen in horses in New Zealand grazing Mediterranean tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum) infected with selected endophytes (Epichloë coenophiala) causing equine fescue oedema

• Published in: New Zealand veterinary journal Vol. 65; no. 3; pp. 147 - 151
• Main Authors: Munday, JS, Finch, SC, Vlaming, JB, Sutherland, BL, Fletcher, LR
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 04.05.2017
• Subjects: Animal Feed - microbiology; Animals; blood proteins; blood sampling; blood serum; Diseases; Edema; endophyte; Endophytes; eosinophils; Epichloe coenophiala; Equine fescue oedema; euthanasia; Festuca arundinacea subsp. arundinacea; Food Microbiology; fungi; gastrointestinal system; grazing; hematocrit; horse; Horse Diseases - chemically induced; Horse Diseases - pathology; Horses; hypoproteinemia; intoxication; Lolium - microbiology; Mediterranean tall fescue; Mycotoxins - toxicity; necropsy; necrosis; Neotyphodium - metabolism; New Zealand; pastures; poisoning; protein content; Tall fescue; toxicity; New Zealand; horse; Mediterranean tall fescue; endophyte; Equine fescue oedema; intoxication

AIM: To investigate whether Mediterranean tall fescue (Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh. (syn Festuca arundinacea)) infected with selected fungal endophytes (Epichloë coenophiala (formerly Neotyphodium coenophialum)) caused equine fescue oedema when grown in New Zealand, and to examine the path...