The use of Lespedeza cuneata for natural control of gastrointestinal nematodes in Merino sheep

dc.contributor.authorVan Zyl, Erika A.
dc.contributor.authorMsuntsha, Phumzile P.
dc.contributor.authorStevens, Cathy
dc.contributor.upauthorBotha, Francien Susanna
dc.contributor.upauthorEloff, Jacobus Nicolaas
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-18T06:30:44Z
dc.date.available2017-08-18T06:30:44Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-11
dc.description.abstractLespedeza cuneata (poorman’s lucerne; sericea lespedeza), a tannin-rich perennial legume, was offered as hay to dry Merino ewes in a confined feeding experiment to evaluate the effect on the level of gastrointestinal parasite infection in sheep. Medicago sativa (a low tannin containing perennial legume) was used as the control treatment. Parameters faecal egg count (FEC), FAMACHA© scores and rectal temperatures were used. FECs were substantially lower ( p = 0.05) in the Lespedeza group after 35 days, together with a trend of higher rectal temperatures, compared with the Medicago group. Although non-significant ( p > 0.05), the higher rectal temperatures suggested a lower level of anaemia in the sheep on the Lespedeza ration and, therefore, a lower parasite-worm burden. However, FAMACHA© scores showed no significant ( p > 0.05) differences between treatments despite the differences in FEC that were recorded, indicating that host homeostasis was possibly mediated by improved nutrition as a result of the high protein content of both experimental diets.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentParaclinical Sciencesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2017en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipKZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.ojvr.orgen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationVan Zyl, E.A., Botha, F.S., Eloff, K.J.N., Msuntsha, P.P., Oosthuizen, P.A. & Stevens, C., 2017, ‘The use of Lespedeza cuneata for natural control of gastrointestinal nematodes in Merino sheep’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 84(1), a1259. https://DOI. org/ 10.4102/ojvr.v84i1.1259.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn0030-2465 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2219-0635 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ojvr.v84i1.1259
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/61715
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectDietsen_ZA
dc.subjectMerino ewesen_ZA
dc.subjectParasite-wormen_ZA
dc.subjectGoatsen_ZA
dc.subjectLeaf mealen_ZA
dc.subjectSouth Africa (SA)en_ZA
dc.subjectTrichostrongylus colubriformisen_ZA
dc.subjectAnthelmintic resistanceen_ZA
dc.subjectHaemonchus-contortusen_ZA
dc.subjectCondensed tanninsen_ZA
dc.subjectSericea lespedezaen_ZA
dc.subjectLucerne medicago-sativaen_ZA
dc.subjectSulla hedysarum-coronariumen_ZA
dc.subjectMerino sheepen_ZA
dc.subjectGastrointestinal nematodesen_ZA
dc.subjectLespedeza cuneataen_ZA
dc.subjectFaecal egg count (FEC)en_ZA
dc.titleThe use of Lespedeza cuneata for natural control of gastrointestinal nematodes in Merino sheepen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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