A preliminary study of growth, serum prolactin and reproductive performance of beef heifers grazing Acremonium coenophialum-infected tall fescue

• Published in: Theriogenology Vol. 38; no. 3; pp. 375 - 384
• Main Authors: Fanning, M.D. (Clemson University, Clemson, SC), Spitzer, J.C, Cross, D.L, Thompson, F.N
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.09.1992
• Subjects: ACREMONIUM; ALIMENTACION DE LOS ANIMALES; ALIMENTATION DES ANIMAUX; BOVIN DE BOUCHERIE; CICLO ESTRAL; CYCLE OESTRAL; FEMELLE; FERTILIDAD; FERTILITE; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; GAIN DE POIDS; GANADO DE CARNE; GANANCIA DE PESO; GENISSE; HEMBRA; MAIS; MAIZ; NOVILLA; PASTOREO; PATURAGE; PERFORMANCE DE REPRODUCTION; PROLACTINA; PROLACTINE; REPRODUCTIVIDAD; SERUM SANGUIN; SINCRONIZACION DEL CELO; SUERO SANGUINEO; SYNCHRONISATION DE L'OESTRUS; VACA; VACHE

In an experiment with a 2x2 factorial arrangement of treatments, 32 virgin Angus heifers were used to study effects of tall fescue endophyte Acremonium coenophialum and energy supplementation on reproductive performance. Treatments were feeding of endophyte-free (EF) or endophyte-infected (EI) tall...