Potential use of heather to control gastrointestinal nematodes in goats

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dc.contributor.authorMoreno Gonzalo, Javier
dc.contributor.authorFerré Pérez, Ignacio
dc.contributor.authorCelaya, R.
dc.contributor.authorFrutos, P.
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, L.M.M.
dc.contributor.authorHervás, G.
dc.contributor.authorGarcía, U.
dc.contributor.authorL.M. Ortega-Mora
dc.contributor.authorOrtega Mora, Luis Miguel
dc.contributor.authorOsoro, K.
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dc.date.issued2012-03
dc.description.abstractIn the last decade, numerous studies have been carried out to evaluate the potential anthelmintic benefit of the consumption of bioactive plants in small ruminants, in order to reduce the dependence on conventional chemotherapy and supporting a sustainable control of gastrointestinal (GI) parasitism. This review summarizes the anthelmintic and nutritional effects of heather (shrub species belonging to the Ericaceae family, such as Erica spp. or Calluna vulgaris) supplementation in grazing goats naturally infected by GI nematodes. The experiments were carried out in a mountain area in north-western Spain where shrubby heather-gorse vegetation is dominant. Some plots were established, in which the vegetation had been improved by soil ploughed and dressing and sowing perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) and white clover (Trifolium repens), and removing any heather that was present. Cashmere goats reared outdoors under pasture conditions were used in the experiments. The trials compared the response to GI nematode infections, animal performance and nutrition in goats supplemented or not with heather. Interactions between heather availability and other alternative methods to control GI nematode infections based on grazing management (stocking rate) or nutrition (energy supply) as well as the potential adaptation of the rumen microbiota to the consumption of tannins, were also studied. The results suggest that (i) heather supplementation in grazing goats significantly reduces the level of GI nematode egg excretion, (ii) the faecal nematode egg count reduction could be associated with a decrease in worm fertility and/or reduction in the establishment of incoming third-stage larvae, (iii) consumption of heather is associated with an apparent greater resilience of goats to GI nematode infections, and (iv) the amount of tannins consumed by the goats supplemented with heather does not seem to be associated to anti-nutritional effects which eventually resulted in a better animal performance in the animals incorporating these shrubs in their diet. Practical application of this knowledge in temperate areas would support the management of plots integrating improved pastures with high nutritive value (ryegrass-white clover) with natural vegetation communities.
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Medicina y Cirugía Animal
dc.description.facultyFac. de Veterinaria
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipInstituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA) - Proyecto RTA2007-00098
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.10.019
dc.identifier.issn0921-4488
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0921448811004330
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/100570
dc.issue.number1
dc.journal.titleSmall Ruminant Research
dc.language.isoeng
dc.page.final68
dc.page.initial60
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.keywordGoat
dc.subject.keywordEricaceae
dc.subject.keywordTannin
dc.subject.keywordGastrointestinal nematode
dc.subject.keywordAnthelmintic control
dc.subject.keywordAnimal performance
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
dc.titlePotential use of heather to control gastrointestinal nematodes in goats
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dc.volume.number103
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