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 …

Temperate grasslands can be highly productive. However, those that are productive are
generally heavily dependent on high inputs of nitrogen (N) fertilizer. Including legumes such …

Mounting evidence in the literature indicates an important role of endogenous and
exogenous melatonin in driving physiological and molecular adaptations in livestock …

Heat stress (HS) damages the global beef industry by reducing growth performance causing
high economic losses each year. However, understanding the physiological mechanisms of …

Endophyte-infected fescue is a major cool season forage used for livestock production in the
United States and through other areas of the world. A unique aspect of this forage resource …

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 …

Tall fescue, the predominant southeastern United States cool-season forage grass,
frequently becomes infected with an ergot alkaloid-producing toxic endophyte, Epichloë …

Impaired thermoregulation and lowered average daily gains (ADG) result when livestock
graze toxic endophyte (Epichloë coenophialum)-infected tall fescue (E+) and are hallmark …

Fescue toxicosis is caused by grazing ergot alkaloid-producing endophyte (Epichloë
coenophiala)-infected tall fescue (E+). Summer grazing of E+ leads to decreased …

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) is the most cultivated cool-season grass worldwide
with crucial roles in carbon fixation, turfgrass applications, and fodder for livestock. Lolium …