Tanniferous forage plants: Agronomic performance, palatability and efficacy against parasitic nematodes in sheep

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-29

  Haring D A ^a,b   Scharenberg, A ^b,c   Heckendorn, F ^d   Dohme, F ^c   Luscher A ^a   Maurer, V ^d   Suter, D ^a   Hertzberg, H ^d,e  

^a AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ TÄNIKON RESEARCH STATION ART   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^d RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Forage cultivation; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Palatability; Parasite control; Proanthocyanidins; Sheep; Silage; Yield

Indexed keywords

AGRONOMY; FORAGE; NEMATODE; ORGANIC FARMING; PALATABILITY; PARASITE CONTROL; SHEEP; TANNIN;

BOVIDAE; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; COOPERIA; COOPERIA CURTICEI; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; LOTUS PEDUNCULATUS; LOTUS ULIGINOSUS; NEMATODA; ONOBRYCHIS; ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 40249100533     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170507002049     Document Type: Article

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