Effect of high tannin grain sorghum on gastrointestinal parasite fecal egg counts in goats
| Autor: | James E. Miller, D.J. O’Brien, L. Dykes, N.C. Whitley, D. Cazac, James P. Muir, Joan M Burke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
chemistry.chemical_classification
Veterinary medicine geography geography.geographical_feature_category food and beverages Biology Sorghum biology.organism_classification Crossbreed Pasture Gastrointestinal parasites Food Animals chemistry Tannin Animal Science and Zoology Condensed tannin Feces FAMACHA |
| Zdroj: | Small Ruminant Research. 87:105-107 |
| ISSN: | 0921-4488 |
| Popis: | The objective of three experiments was to determine the influence of high condensed tannin (CT) grain sorghum on gastrointestinal parasite fecal egg counts (FEC). Sixteen naturally infected Boer crossbred mixed-sex goats were used. Animals that were supplemented with grain daily were removed from pasture and placed in individual pens and fed treatment diets for 21 or 14 days (Experiment 3). Goats were allowed ad libitum access to water and diets containing high or low CT cracked grain sorghum. On day 0 and every 7 days thereafter, PCV, FEC and FAMACHA ® eyelid color scores (EYE; Experiment 1 only) were recorded. For Experiment 1, percentage of animals dewormed, PCV and EYE were not influenced by treatment and averaged 13.6 ± 4.5% per treatment period, 23.4 ± 0.8% and 3.2 ± 0.12, respectively, for all animals. The FEC increased after day 0 for control but not high tannin grain sorghum fed goats (treatment by day interaction, P r = −0.45; P P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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