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Effect of forage legumes containing condensed tannins on lungworm (Dictyocaulus sp.) and gastrointestinal parasitism in young red deer (Cervus elaphus)
- Source :
- Research in Veterinary Science. 68:223-230
- Publication Year :
- 2000
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2000.
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Abstract
- To investigate the effect of feeding forage legumes containing condensed tannins (CT) on internal parasitism, red deer calves were fed either lucerne (Medicago sativa; 0.1 per cent CT), birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus; 1.9 per cent CT) or sulla (Hedysarum coronarium; 3.5 per cent CT) and trickle-infected with deer-origin gastrointestinal nematode and lungworm (Dictyocaulus sp.) larvae for 5 weeks, then slaughtered at 7 weeks. There was a significant negative linear relationship between dietary CT concentration and abomasal nematode burdens. No significant differences in faecal egg counts, lungworm burdens or voluntary feed intake were found. Deer fed sulla had higher liveweight gain, carcass weight and carcass dressing-out percentage, higher serum total protein and albumin concentration and lower serum gastrin concentration and faecal lungworm larval count, compared with lucerne-fed deer. Inclusion of sulla in diets for young red deer may reduce the impact of internal parasites and/or reduce the dependence on anthelmintic treatment.
- Subjects :
- Animal feed
animal diseases
Biology
Abomasum
Feces
Animal science
Pepsinogen A
Gastrins
Dictyocaulus Infections
medicine
Animals
Helminths
Lotus corniculatus
Anthelmintic
Parasite Egg Count
Plants, Medicinal
General Veterinary
Deer
Body Weight
food and beverages
Fabaceae
Blood Proteins
biology.organism_classification
Animal Feed
Diet
Dictyocaulus
Agronomy
Larva
Energy Intake
Lungworm
Digestive System
Tannins
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00345288
- Volume :
- 68
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Research in Veterinary Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....68e28f4e6215bb2e9caeca655eeb6595