UK investigates alfalfa's role in reducing fescue toxicosis, heat stress in cattle
August 07, 2026
August 07, 2026
LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Aug. 7 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news:
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UK investigates alfalfa's role in reducing fescue toxicosis, heat stress in cattle
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According to University of Kentucky experts, beef producers across the Eastern United States lose an estimated $2 billion each year to fescue toxicosis, a condition caused by cattle eating tall fescue infected with a toxin-producing fungus. Heat stress piles on anoth . . .
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UK investigates alfalfa's role in reducing fescue toxicosis, heat stress in cattle
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According to University of Kentucky experts, beef producers across the Eastern United States lose an estimated $2 billion each year to fescue toxicosis, a condition caused by cattle eating tall fescue infected with a toxin-producing fungus. Heat stress piles on anoth . . .