Is the anthelmintic effect of heather supplementation to grazing goats always accompanied by anti-nutritional effects?

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1449-1456

  Frutos, P ^a   Moreno Gonzalo, J ^b   Hervas G ^a   Garcia U ^c   Ferreira, L M M ^d   Celaya, R ^c   Toral, P G ^a   Ortega Mora, L M ^b   Ferre, I ^b   Osoro, K ^c  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c Área de Sistemas de Producción Animal   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Body weight; Gastrointestinal nematode; Rumen fermentation; Tannin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CALLUNA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 50449091536     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108002681     Document Type: Article

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