Anthelmintic effect of carob pods and sainfoin hay when fed to lambs after experimental trickle infections with Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis

• Published in: Parasite (Paris, France) (21), article 71 (9 p.). (2014)
• Main Authors: Arroyo-Lopez, Celia, Manolaraki, Foteini, Saratsis, Anastasios, Saratsi, Katerina, Stefanakis, Alexandros, Skampardonis, Vasileios, Voutzourakis, Nikolaos, Hoste, Hervé, Sotiraki, Smaragda
• Format: Publication
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: carob (Ceratonia siliqua); expérimentation in vivo; gastrointestinal nematodes; nutraceuticals; nématode gastrointestinal; parasite d'ovin; polyphénol; propriété anthelminthique; sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia); tanin végétal; tannin polyphenol

The aim of the study was to compare the in vivo anthelmintic activity of sainfoin hay (Onobrychis viciifolia) and carob pod meal (Ceratonia siliqua) against gastrointestinal nematodes. Seven days before infection, 64 naive lambs were assigned to four different groups: Group S received sainfoin hay a...