Abstract

1. Female Sprague-Dawley rats ( Rattus norvegicus) were randomly assigned to diets containing mixtures of rat chow and tall fescue ( Festuca arundinacea) seed with 0, 5, 10, 20 and 40% infection levels of Acremonium coenophialum to assess the effect of the diets on the reproductive potential of rats. 2. Rats fed 40% infected seed had decreased body weight, decreased mean percent body weight of uteri, failed to maintain normal estrous cycles and were unable to become pregnant. 3. Animals fed a diet of 20% infected fescue seed had extended estrous cycles. 4. There were no significant differences among the 0, 5 and 10% dietary treatments.

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