Dose effect of lithium chloride on the conditioned aversion to olive leaves in goats

• Published in: Congresos y Jornadas. Serie Producción Animal - Asociación Interprofesional para el Desarrollo Agrario (España) pp. 219 - 221
• Main Authors: Manuelian, C.L., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Facultat de Veterinària, Albanell, E., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Facultat de Veterinària, Salama, A.A.K., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Facultat de Veterinària, Caja, G., Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (España). Facultat de Veterinària
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Zaragoza (España) AIDA 2011
• Subjects: ALERGIA ALIMENTARIA; ALIMENTACION DE LOS ANIMALES; ALIMENTATION DES ANIMAUX; ALLERGIE ALIMENTAIRE; ANIMAL FEEDING; CAPRIN; CAPRINOS; CHLORIDES; CHLORURE; CLORUROS; DIET; DIETA; EXPERIMENTACION; EXPERIMENTATION; FEEDING PREFERENCES; FEUILLE; FOOD ALLERGIES; GOATS; HOJAS; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_1567; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2261; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_2758; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_29779; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3013; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3324; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_3868; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4243; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_429; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_4386; http://www.fao.org/aos/agrovoc#c_5339; INGESTION TOXICITY; LEAVES; LITHIUM; LITIO; OLEA EUROPAEA; PREFERENCE ALIMENTAIRE; PREFERENCIAS ALIMENTARIAS; REGIME ALIMENTAIRE; TOXICIDAD POR INGESTION; TOXICITE PAR INGESTION
• ISBN: 9788461500628; 8461500628

To evaluate 2 doses of lithium chloride (LiCl) to induce aversion to olive tree leaves, a total of 15 dry and open Murciano-Granadina dairy goats were used. Does were randomly assigned to 3 experimental groups in which the intake of dry leaves of olive tree (novel feed) was measured with or without LiCl (175 or 200 mg/kg PV) individually dosed post intake. For aversion induction and first memory test, all the animals were individually penned during 10 d and fed tall fescue hay ad libitum. Aversion by LiCl took place on d 1 and on d 9. Aversion memory was evaluated in cafeteria tests of 1 h (d 4, 5, 6, 7, 8) and 30 min (d 16, 24, 31, 38 and 53). No more LiCl was given. Moreover, a memory test with a simulated olive tree in a rye-grass prairie was done on-field conditions. Olive tree leaf consumption in the averted groups was lower than in the control group (P < 0.05). Differences in individual behaviour were observed by treatment in pens and on field conditions. Use of LiCl was considered a useful tool for selective grazing and ecological bio-agriculture.