Source: Barbara Duckworth, The Western Producer, November 9, 2017
A three-year study looked at alkaloid concentrations and the effect on lamb performance and behaviour
RED DEER — Toxins in ergot infected grains can seriously affect sheep productivity.
“If the concentration and the duration is high enough, you can have death. There are a huge variety of symptoms to make it tough to tell if it is ergot,” said researcher Kim Sandford of Alberta Agriculture.
