Grazing moldy fescue. (cows that eat grass infected with fungus)(Agnotes) From: Agricultural Research | Date: November 1, 1992| Author: Hays, Sandy Miller | COPYRIGHT 1992 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

A study done at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Booneville, AR, shows that Angus and Brahman calves weighed less than normal if their mothers had eaten diseased fescue grass. The half-breed calves with Angus mothers weighed 507 lbs, while the calves with Brahman mothers weighed 480 lbs. These calves mothers' had grazed on bermudagrass. However, for half-breed calves that grazed on fescue infected with a fungus, their weights were 456 lbs for those from Angus mothers, and 445 lbs for...

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