UK Investigates Alfalfa's Role in Reducing Fescue Toxicosis, Heat Stress in Cattle
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UK Investigates Alfalfa's Role in Reducing Fescue Toxicosis, Heat Stress in Cattle
LEXINGTON, Ky. — According to University of Kentucky experts, beef producers across the Eastern United States lose an estimated $2 billion each year to fescue toxicosis, a condition caused by cattle eating tall fescue infected with a toxin-producing fungus. Heat stress piles on another $370 million in losses. Now, a new research project involving the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) is asking whether alfalfa, lon…
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