Effects of heather and oat supplementation on gastrointestinal nematode infections and performance of grazing Cashmere goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 186-192

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

^a Área de Cultivos Hortofrutícolas y Forestales   (Spain)

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

^c UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy food; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Goat performance; Heather; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

AVENA; AVENA SATIVA; CALLUNA; CALLUNA VULGARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ERICA; NEMATODA;

EID: 77953129479     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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