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| Vereijken, Dipl.Ing.Agr (NL) Hans; Rübesam, Dipl.Ing Karin; Baars, Prof Dr Ton. |
| Self-medication describes the free choice behaviour of animals to select food - and/or medical plants depending on their health status. In 2007 a case study about endoparasitic nematodes (MDS) in sheep was done. This included the monitoring of MDS in fresh animal manure and the foraging behaviour of the flock. As a result, adult sheep seemed to be able to control the level of MDS on a moderate level, whereas the first year lambs obvious failed to do so. Looking at the corresponding forage behaviour a few plants could be detected with a possible characteristic of animal self-medication of MDS through sheep. Further analysis of plant metabolites and experimental on-farm research with a mix of plants should clear this hypothesis. |
| Tipo: Conference paper, poster, etc. |
Palavras-chave: Health and welfare. |
| Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://orgprints.org/14378/1/Vereijken_14378.pdf |
