Nitrogen and mineral balance of lambs artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus and fed tanniferous sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1879-1890

  Scharenberg, A ^a   Heckendorn, F ^b   Arrigo, Y ^a   Hertzberg, H ^b   Gutzwiller, A ^a   Hess, H D ^a   Kreuzer, M ^c   Dohme, F ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Haemonchus contortus; Nitrogen; Polyethylene glycol; Ruminant; Sainfoin; Sheep

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; NITROGEN; TANNIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; LEGUME; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASE; TRICHOSTRONGYLOSIS;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; FABACEAE; HAEMONCHIASIS; HAEMONCHUS; HEMATOCRIT; MINERALS; NITROGEN; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANNINS;

BOVIDAE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; ONOBRYCHIS; ONOBRYCHIS VICIIFOLIA; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 49749102032     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0448     Document Type: Article

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