Interaction between Grasses and Epichloë Endophytes and Its Significance to Biotic and Abiotic Stress Tolerance and the Rhizosphere

K Lee, A Missaoui, K Mahmud, H Presley, M Lonnee - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cool-season grasses are the most common forage types in livestock operations and
amenities. Several of the cool-season grasses establish mutualistic associations with an …

Grazing cattle, sheep, and goats are important parts of a sustainable agricultural future

T Grandin - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Increasing attacks on animal agriculture have forced many people to
question the use of animals for food. Grazing livestock are part of a sustainable agricultural …

Assessing the beneficial effects of the immunomodulatory glycan LNFPIII on gut microbiota and health in a mouse model of Gulf War Illness

RS Mote, JM Carpenter, RL Dockman… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The microbiota's influence on host (patho) physiology has gained interest in the context of
Gulf War Illness (GWI), a chronic disorder featuring dysregulation of the gut–brain–immune …

Fescue toxicosis: a detrimental condition that requires a multiapproach solution

GF Alfaro, SJ Moisá - Animal Frontiers, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Fescue toxicosis: a detrimental condition that requires a multiapproach solution | Animal
Frontiers | Oxford Academic Skip to Main Content Advertisement Oxford Academic Journals …

Use of Integrative interactomics for improvement of farm animal health and welfare: An example with fescue toxicosis

RS Mote, NM Filipov - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Rapid scientific advances are increasing our understanding of the way complex biological
interactions integrate to maintain homeostatic balance and how seemingly small, localized …

Integrative interactomics applied to bovine fescue toxicosis

RS Mote, NS Hill, JH Skarlupka, JM Carpenter… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Bovine fescue toxicosis (FT) is caused by grazing ergot alkaloid-producing endophyte
(Epichloë coenophiala)-infected tall fescue. Endophyte's effects on the animal's microbiota …

Ruminal ergovaline and volatile fatty acid dynamics: Association with poor performance and a key growth regulator in steers grazing toxic tall fescue

IM Llada, RS Mote, NS Hill, JM Lourenco… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Fescue toxicosis (FT) is produced by an ergot alkaloid (ie, ergovaline [EV])-producing
fungus residing in toxic fescue plants. Associations between EV, decreased weight gain and …

Behavioral and Physiological Alterations in Angus Steers Grazing Endophyte-Infected Toxic Fescue during Late Fall

IM Llada, JM Lourenco, MM Dycus, JM Carpenter… - Toxins, 2023 - mdpi.com
Fescue toxicosis is caused by grazing ergot alkaloid-producing endophyte (Epichloë
coenophiala)-infected tall fescue (E+). Summer grazing of E+ leads to decreased …

Metagenomic analysis revealed significant changes in cattle rectum microbiome and antimicrobial resistome under fescue toxicosis

Y Zhou - arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.05055, 2024 - arxiv.org
Fescue toxicity causes reduced growth and reproductive issues in cattle grazing endophyte-
infected tall fescue. To characterize the gut microbiota and its response to fescue toxicosis …

Rumen and serum metabolomes in response to endophyte-infected tall fescue seed and isoflavone supplementation in beef steers

TB Ault-Seay, EA Melchior-Tiffany, BA Clemmons… - Toxins, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fescue toxicosis impacts beef cattle production via reductions in weight gain and muscle
development. Isoflavone supplementation has displayed potential for mitigating these …