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Title: Incidence of ryegrass staggers in white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) at Auckland Zoo
Author(s): Bluett, S.J.; Hume, D.E.; Tapper, B.A.; Stephens, S.L.
Year published: 2004
Journal: New Zealand Veterinary Journal
Volume: 52 (1)
Pages: 48
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Africa
Diseases
White Rhino
Most perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) plants in pastures in New Zealand contain a naturally occurring fungal endophyte, Neotyphodium lolii. Endophyte-infected perennial ryegrass produces alkaloids that vary in concentration during the year. Some alkaloids enhance the persistence and productivi...
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Africa
Ecology - Food
White Rhino
Ryegrass staggers in two white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) was recorded at Auckland Zoo in March 2001. Mazithi, a 17year-old female, showed a sudden onset of head and leg tumors, was unsteady on her feet, uncoordinated, and lethargic for 5 days. She was recorded as having displayed similar s...
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Location:
Subject:
Species:
Africa
Captivity - Zoo Records
White Rhino
Ryegrass staggers in two white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) was recorded at Auckland Zoo in March 2001. Mazithi, a 17year-old female, showed a sudden onset of head and leg tumors, was unsteady on her feet, uncoordinated, and lethargic for 5 days. She was recorded as having displayed similar s...
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