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Titel:

In vivo and in vitro efficacy of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) against Eimeria spp in lambs

Dokumenttyp:
Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Autor(en):
Saratsis, Anastasios; Regos, Ionela; Tzanidakis, Nikolaos; Voutzourakis, Nikolaos; Stefanakis, Alexandros; Treuter, Dieter; Joachim, Anja; Sotiraki, Smaragda
Abstract:
The effect of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) against ovine coccidia was evaluated in vivo and in vitro. In 3 in vivo trials weaned lambs were allocated into two treatment groups receiving diets with either lucerne (Medicago sativa) or sainfoin. During the trials, which lasted for 7 (trial 1) or 8 weeks (trials 2 and 3), oocysts per gram of faeces (OPGs), faecal scores and weight gain were recorded. In two of the experiments (trials 1 and 3) a reduction in the mean oocyst excretion rates was ob...     »
Stichworte:
Animal Feed; Animals; Coccidiosis/drug therapy/veterinary; Eimeria/drug effects; Fabaceae/chemistry; Feces/parasitology; Female; Male; Parasite Egg Count; Plant Extracts/chemistry/pharmacology; Sheep; Sheep Diseases/drug therapy/parasitology
Zeitschriftentitel:
Veterinary parasitology
Jahr:
2012
Band / Volume:
188
Heft / Issue:
1-2
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
1--9
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.014
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