Also, while fescue won't hurt a gelding, it does tend to keep them from
being as healthy as they might be if this is only hay fed. A combo is
better. Of course, there are the new endophyte free fescues out there.
At 10:15 PM 1/10/97 +0500, you wrote:
>HI Jorene...
>Fescue hosts a "bug" called an endophyte that causes problems in pregnant
>mares. I don't know the exact mechanism (will be reviewin git again
>shortly...) but it causes problems with placentas and foals primarily... Its
>main effects are lengthening the gestational period of mares to way beyond
>the due date- it interferes witht eh normal hormone cycles of mares and
>foals near parturition.
>It also thickens the placenta and causes retained placentas and problems
>with foaling.
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