Finishing lambs on a chicory-plantain mixture or a temperate grass-based pasture: live weight gain and gastrointestinal parasitism

Finishing lambs on a chicory-plantain mixture or a temperate grass-based pasture: live weight gain and gastrointestinal parasitism

Abstract Improved plantain (Plantago lanceolata L.) and chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) are attractive forage species for finishing lambs and contain compounds that might protect sheep from gastrointestinal nematodes. This study compared the live weight gain and parasite burden of weaned lambs finish...

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Main Authors: Alomar,Daniel, Ruiz,Paula, Balocchi,Oscar, Valenzuela,Gastón, Goic,Daneska
Language:English
Published: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal 2018
Subjects:
Herb swards
infective larvae
nematodes
sheep
Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202018000100011
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