REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO FESCUE T OXICOSIS IN MARES

Authors
CRUZ N ARAYA O ZAROR L DELCAMPO CH
Citation
N. Cruz et al., REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS RELATED TO FESCUE T OXICOSIS IN MARES, Archivos de medicina veterinaria, 29(1), 1997, pp. 167-169
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Archivos de medicina veterinaria → ACNP
ISSN journal
0301732X
Volume
29
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
167 - 169
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-732X(1997)29:1<167:RPRTFT>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
An outbreak of abortion, agalactia and weak foals was observed in a th orougbred breeding farm in south central Chile. Of 96 pregnant mares, grazing on tall fescue, 11 aborted and 6 presented agalactia. A high p ercentage of weak foals was also observed. Acremonium coenophialum was isolated from tall fescue, suggesting that the reproductive problem o bserved was due to the presence of the endophyte.