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Isolation of Salivation Factor from Rhizoctonia leguminicola on Red Clover Hay

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IN 1959 O'Dell, Regan and Beach1 in Missouri reported a new widespread toxicity problem associated with second-cutting red clover hay. Cattle and sheep which ate such hay slobbered excessively, went off feed, developed diarrhœa, bloat, stiff joints, and sometimes died. The toxic principle was organic in nature, slowly lost activity in solution and was soluble in water, ethyl alcohol and chloroform. Byers and Broquist2,3, investigating similar cases in Illinois, suggested that an alkaloid was involved, but did not identify the causal agent. Watson4 and Guss5 observed similar problems in dairy cattle consuming red clover hay.

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    D. P. RAINEY, E. B. SMALLEY, M. H. CRUMP & F. M. STRONG

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RAINEY, D., SMALLEY, E., CRUMP, M. et al. Isolation of Salivation Factor from Rhizoctonia leguminicola on Red Clover Hay. Nature 205, 203–204 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/205203a0

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