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| Epe, C.; Holst, C.; Koopmann, R.; Schnieder, T.; Larsen, M.; von Samson-Himmelstjerna, G.. |
| Gastrointestinal nematodes in small ruminants cause high economic losses. Thus on most farms anthelmintic treatment is required. In response to increasing problems with anthelmintic resistance, biological control, for example the use of nematophagous fungi, has received significant attention. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of Duddingtonia flagrans orally applied to small ruminants on natural infection with gastrointestinal nematodes in a field study in Northern Germany. 20 goats and 20 sheep were fed daily for 3 months with 5x105 spores of D. flagrans per kg bodyweight. Differences in body weight, faecal egg count and larval development in faeces and on pasture in comparison with same-sized control groups were analysed. After 3 months... |
| Tipo: Journal paper |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14751/1/LBF%2D2008%2D3_Art05_Epe%2DKoopmann%2D1.pdf |
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