The effect of short-term consumption of a forage containing condensed tannins on gastro-intestinal nematode parasite infections in grazing wether goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-283

  Min, B R ^a,c   Pomroy, W E ^b   Hart, S P ^a   Sahlu, T ^a  

^a E (Kika) Garza Inst for Goat Res   (United States)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Fecal egg counts; Gastrointestinal parasites; Goats; Sericea lespedeza

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; LESPEDEZA; LESPEDEZA CUNEATA; NEMATODA; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 1242300140     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00204-9     Document Type: Article

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