Publications

nodulation of acacia species by fast- and slow-growing tropical strains of rhizobium.	thirteen acacia species were classified into three groups according to effective nodulation response patterns with fast- and slow-growing tropical strains of rhizobium. the first group nodulated effectively with slow-growing, cowpea-type rhizobium strains; the second, with fast-growing rhizobium strains; and the third, with both fast- and slow-growing rhizobium strains. the rhizobium requirements of the acacia species of the second group were similar to those of leucaena leucocephala.	1981	16345705
the goitrogen 3-hydroxy-4(1h)-pyridone, a ruminal metabolite from leucaena leucocephala: effects in mice and rats.	mice fed a diet containing 1% (w/w) 3-hydroxy-4(1h)-pyridone (dhp) developed goitre even with a diet high in iodine whereas mimosine (0.5% w/w) did not produce goitre even with a low-iodine diet. thyroid enlargement was apparent (measured morphometrically) by the 7th week and was advanced by the 11th week. histologically the goitre was hyperplastic in type. no marked histological changes were found in other organs of mice fed dhp or any organs of mice fed mimosine, except for some atrophy of hai ...	1979	90499
toxicity of leucaena leucocephala. the effect of iodine and mineral supplements on penned steers fed a sole diet of leucaena.	steers fed a sole diet of leucaena leucocephala cv. peru (leucaena), rapidly developed a hypothyroid condition. total serum thyroxine (t4) levels declined from c 120 n mol litre-1 to 13 n mol litre-1 within six weeks of full leucaena feeding. associated with the hypothyroidism was a declined in feed intake, poor weight gain, hair loss, excessive salivation and the development of lesions on the oesophagus of some animals. light steers (119 kg) were more severely affected than heavy steers (220 kg ...	1978	718558
nutritive value of leucaena leucocephala for growing bull calves.	twelve cross-bred (holstein x gir) bull calves (11-12 months of age) were divided into two groups and fed over a 90 day period on two levels of leucaena. animals in group i were offered leucaena ad lib. whilst those in group 2 received a restricted amount of leucaena plus a mixture of sorghum straw and molasses (75:25) fed ad lib. digestibilities of dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fibre and neutral detergent fibre for leucaena are presented. the live weight gain was significantly (p le ...	1978	746592
letter: the effects of leucaena leucocephala on cattle in the northern territory,.		1976	986805
mimosine in leucaena leucocephala is metabolised to a goitrogen in ruminants.		1976	1016147
fate of mimosine administered orally to sheep and its effectiveness as a defleecing agent.	mimosine was administered orally to merino sheep once daily for periods of 1-3 days, either as the isolated compound or in the foliage of leucaena leucocephala. a single daily dose of mimosine of 450 or 600 mg/kg body weight was effective for defleecing sheep. a daily dose rate of 300 mg/kg was effective for defleecing sheep if given on two successive days. the effectiveness of a treatment for defleecing sheep was related to the concentration of mimosine in plasma following dosing; defleecing en ...	1975	1225286
leucaena leucocephala and thyroid function of newborn lambs.		1971	4108319
fetal resorption in swine caused by leucaena leucocephala (lam.) de wit. in the diet.		1970	5420300