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Cattle Prefer Endophyte-Free Robust Needlegrass J. Range Manage. 53:427–431 JULY 2000 Cattle prefer endophyte-free robust needlegrass T.A. JONES, M.H. RALPHS, D.R. GARDNER AND N.J. CHATTERTON First and fourth authors are research geneticist and research plant physiologist, USDA-ARS Forage and Range Research Lab., Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-6300. Second and third authors are range scientist and research chemist, USDA-ARS Poisonous Plant Research Lab., Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-6300. Abstract Resumen Robust needlegrass (Achnatherum robustum [Vasey] Barkw. = "Robust needlegrass"(Achnatherum robustum [Vasey] Barkw. Stipa robusta [Vasey] Scribn.) is a high-biomass rangeland = Stipa robusta [Vasey] Scribn.) es una especie de pastizal de alta species that is adapted to warmer temperatures and matures producción de biomasa adaptada a temperaturas calientes y que later than most cool-season grasses. However, it has been associ- madura mas tarde que la mayoría de los zacates de época fría. ated with negative animal effects including avoidance. We com- Sin embargo, esta especie se ha asociado con efectos negativos pared populations of N e o t y p h o d i u m and P- e n d o p h y t e - i n f e c t e d del animal incluyendo el rechazo. Comparamos la preferencia endophyte-infected (E+) and endophyte-free (E-) robust needle- animal en poblaciones de "Robust needlegrass" libres de endófi- grass for animal preference. Leaf blades were fed to yearling tos (E-) e infectadas con endófitos (Neotyphodium y Phialophora) heifers in 3 trials of 8-min cafeteria sessions for 4 to 5 days each. (E+). Vaquillas de año se alimentaron con láminas de la hoja del Trial 1 (27–30 May) compared E+, E-, basin wildrye (L e y m u s zacate en tres experimentos tipo cafetería de 8 minutos de c i n e r e u s [Scribn. & Merr.] A. Löve), and tall wheatgrass duración durante un período de 4 a 5 días cada ensayo. En el (Thinopyrum ponticum [Podp.] Barkw. & D.R. Dewey). Basin ensayo 1 (27 al 30 de Mayo) comparamos E+, E-, "basin wildrye consumption (425 g) did not differ from tall wheatgrass wildrye" (Leymus cinerus [Scribn. & Merr.] A. L`ve) y "Tall (342 g), but basin wildrye consumption exceeded E- (258 g), wheatgrass" (Thinopyrum ponticum [Podp.] Barkw. & D.R. which in turn exceeded E+ (117 g) (16 animal-sessions). Basin Dewey). El consumo de "Basin wildrye" (425 g) no difirió del de wildrye was dropped from Trial 2 because its consumption "Tall wheatgrass" (342 g), pero el consumo de "Basin wildrye" exceeded that of both E- and E+. In Trial 2 (1–5 June), consump- superó al de E- (258 g) el cual a su vez fue mayor que el de E+ tion of E-, E+, and tall wheatgrass did not differ. Tall wheatgrass (117 g) (16 sesiones-animal). El "Basin wildrye" se elimino del was dropped from Trial 3 to allow direct comparison of E- and ensayo 2 porque su consumo superó el de E- y E+. En el ensayo 2 E+. In Trial 3 (13–17 July), consumption of E- (585 g) exceeded (1–5 de Junio), el consumo de E-, E+ y "Tall wheatgrass" no E+ (145 g) (15 animal-sessions). In Trial 3, animals often rejected difirió. "Tall wheatgrass" se elimino en el ensayo 3 para permitir E+ forage before tasting. Discrimination against E+ was greater una comparación directa del consumo de E- y E+. En el experi- at the end of Trial 3 than at the beginning. The reputation of mento 3 (13-17 Julio), el consumo de E- (585 g) fue mayor que el robust needlegrass for animal avoidance may be more related to de E+ (145 g) (15 sesiones-animal). En el ensayo 3, los animales a its endophyte infection status than to the grass itself. Differences menudo rechazaron el forraje de E+ antes de probarlo. La dis- in forage-quality parameters were not large enough to account criminación contra E+ fue mayor al final del ensayo 3 que al for the observed differences in preference. Ergot and loline alka- principio. La reputación del "Robust needlegrass" de ser evita- loids were not found in either E- or E+, therefore they cannot be do por el ganado puede estar mas relacionado a su estado de responsible for the observed avoidance of E+. Non-trace infección endófita que al zacate por si mismo. Las diferencias en amounts of ergot alkaloids were found only in seed collected in los parámetros de calidad de forraje no fueron lo suficiente- the Sacramento Mountains of New Mexico and not at other loca- mente grandes para atribuirles la diferencias de preferencia tions in New Mexico, Arizona, or Colorado. observadas durante los experimentos. Los alcaloides Ergot y Leolina no se encontraron ni en E- ni en E+, por lo tanto ellos no pueden ser responsables del rechazo observado hacia el E+. Solo Key Words: Achnatherum robustum, Acremonium, e r g o n o v i n e , en la semilla colectada en Sacramento se encontraron cantidades lysergic acid amide, narcosis, N e o t y p h o d i u m , sleepygrass, S t i p a no traza del alcaloides Ergot. robusta This research was supported by the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station, Robust needlegrass (Achnatherum robustum [Vasey] Barkw.) Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-4810. Approved as journal paper has long been known to deleteriously affect horses by inducing a no. 7100. Capable technical assistance provided by Terrie Wierenga, Dale narcosis characterized by deep sleep (Bailey 1903). Although this Nielson, Phil Harrison, Derek Hinckley, and Susan Kenzle is greatly appreci- grass is notorious for its narcotic properties, this effect appears to ated. Donations of lysergic acid amide by Richard A. Shelby (Dept. of Plant be occasional. Narcosis has only been reported in Lincoln and Pathology, Auburn University) and tall fescue seed (Timothy D. Phillips, Otero counties (Sacramento Mountains) in southern New Mexico Dept. of Agronomy, University of Kentucky) for recognition of loline alka- loids are gratefully acknowledged. Thanks are also extended to Susan and not in other parts of the state (Wooton and Standley 1912). Durham for statistical guidance. Neither has narcosis of horses been reported in Arizona, Colorado, Manuscript accepted 11 Nov. 1999. Montana, or Wyoming, all states where the grass is found. JOURNAL OF RANGE MANAGEMENT53(4), July 2000 427 When fed robust needlegrass from Otero how widespread ergot alkaloids were in was not included. Forages offered for Trial County, sheep exhibited elevated body accessions collected in Arizona, Colorado, 3 did not include basin wildrye or tall temperature, depression, weakness in the and New Mexico. wheatgrass; only E+ and E- robust needle- legs, and mucous intestinal discharge, but grasses were offered. In Trial 3, 500 g of not narcosis (Marsh and Clawson 1929). each forage was offered at each of 2 feed- No symptoms were detected in cattle in Materials and Methods ing stations for 5 days. One animal used in this study, but later workers reported cattle Trials 1 and 2 refused to eat in Trial 3; grazing in Otero County assumed a E- (T-953) and E+ (T-961) robust thus data could only be obtained from 3 recumbent position, urinated frequently, needlegrasses were harvested from seed animals. and slobbered excessively (Smalley and fields near Richmond, Utah. The T-953 Data for each trial were analyzed as a Crookshank 1976). Grass from 3 northern accession was originally collected in a split-plot design with animals as replicates New Mexico locations did not induce floodplain near the confluence of Burro (random effect), days as whole-plots symptoms in horses, sheep, or cattle. Creek and the Purgatoire River near (fixed effect), and forages as split-plots Cattle familiar with robust needlegrass Cokedale, Colo. (Las Animas Co.). (fixed effect). The day effect was tested sites have been reported as avoiding this Associated native species were rabbit- with the animal X day interaction term. grass assiduously (Bailey 1903), though brush (C h r y s o t h a m n u s sp.), juniper The forage and day X forage effects were this may not be true on all sites. This (J u n i p e r u s sp.), snakeweed (G u t i e r r e z i a tested with error b (animal X forage and avoidance is the primary economic sarothrae [Pursh] Britt. & Rusby), Indian animal X day X forage interaction terms impact, not infrequent narcosis. ricegrass (Achnatherum hymenoides combined) when these terms were homo- White (1987) was first to report the [Roem. & Schult.] Barkw.), and western geneous (Trial 1). When these 2 interac- N e o t y p h o d i u m endophyte, formerly wheatgrass (Pascopyrum smithii [ R y d b . ] tion terms were nonhomogeneous (Trials 2 Acremonium (Glenn et al. 1996), in robust A. Löve). The T-961 accession was origi- and 3), the forage effect was tested by the needlegrass. Lysergic acid amide was the nally collected near Center, Colo. animal X forage interaction term and the dominant alkaloid in N e o t y p h o d i u m- (Saguache Co.). Associated native species day X forage interaction was tested by the infected robust needlegrass forage collect- were inland saltgrass (Distichlis stricta animal X day X forage interaction term. In ed in Otero County (Petroski et al. 1992). [Torr.] Rydb.), sand dropseed (Sporobolus Trial 3 the day effect was partitioned into Other alkaloids detected were isolysergic cryptandrus [Torr.] A. Gray), Indian rice- linear and residual components. The day acid amide, 8-hydroxylysergic acid amide, grass, and slender wheatgrass (Elymus tra - (linear) X forage and residual (lack-of-fit) ergonovine, chanoclavine-1, and N- chycaulus [Link] Gould ex Shinners).
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