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By BIRGITT THORNHILL

Extension Agent

Fescue is extensively used for pasture and hay on beef cattle farms, provides a durable pasture stand for horses, and is used to some extent by sheep producers. Livestock problems related to fescue have been known for a long time. Some of these problems are:

Fescue foot: “summer syndrome” in cattle in which animals do very poorly and are unable to tolerate high temperature:

Foaling difficulties and a lack of milk for newborn foals;

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