The 2008 Joint Meeting of the Society for Range Management and the America Forage and Grassland Council. |
| Tuesday, January 29, 2008: 8:30 AM-12:00 PM | |||
| Carroll Ford - E2 (Galt House Hotel & Suites) | |||
| Fescue Toxicosis | |||
| Speakers in this symposium will provide updated information on toxic and non-toxic endophyte interactions with herbivores (cattle, horses, small ruminants, and insects). New technologies that are being used in studying fescue toxicosis will also be presented and discussed | |||
| Moderator: | Glen E. Aiken | ||
| Organizer: | Glen E. Aiken | ||
| 8:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks | ||
| 8:40 AM | Overview of Tall Fescue and Impact on Livestock Production Garry Lacefield, Don Ball, Carl S. Hoveland | ||
| 9:00 AM | Ergot Alkaloid Effects on Animal Physiology James R. Strickland, Brett H. Kirch, James L. Klotz, Lori L. Smith, Glen E. Aiken, Michael D. Flythe | ||
| 9:25 AM | Novel Endophyte Tall Fescues Tim D. Phillips | ||
| 9:50 AM | Break | ||
| 10:10 AM | Tall Fescue Alkaloids and Their Effects on Insect Populations Lowell P. Bush, Neal Fannin | ||
| 10:40 AM | Fescue Toxicity for Horses: Historical Overview and Kentucky's Successful Pasture Evaluation Program S. Ray Smith, Thomas C. Keene | ||
| 11:10 AM | Novel Approaches to Alleviate Stress Associated with Fescue Toxicosis in Cattle Michael L. Looper | ||
| 11:40 AM | Endophyte Infected Tall Fescue and Meat Goat Production: Do We Have a Problem? David C. Ditsch | ||
| Sponsor: | Symposia | ||
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