Claviceps cyperi, a new cause of severe ergotism in dairy cattle consuming maize silage and teff hay contaminated with ergotised Cyperus esculentus (nut sedge) on the Highveld of South Africa.

Naudè, T W

Claviceps cyperi, a new cause of severe ergotism in dairy cattle consuming maize silage and teff hay contaminated with ergotised Cyperus esculentus (nut sedge) on the Highveld of South Africa. [electronic resource] - The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research Mar 2005 - 23-37 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

0030-2465

10.4102/ojvr.v72i1.221 doi


Animal Feed
Animals
Cattle
Cattle Diseases--epidemiology
Claviceps--growth & development
Cyperus--microbiology
Disease Outbreaks--veterinary
Eragrostis--chemistry
Ergot Alkaloids--isolation & purification
Ergotism--epidemiology
Female
Fever--etiology
Food Contamination--analysis
Lactation--drug effects
Silage--microbiology
South Africa--epidemiology
Zea mays--chemistry