A5001374639- Helminth infection and control
- Parasites and Host Interactions
- Parasite Biology and Host Interactions
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Animal Nutrition and Physiology
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Plant and fungal interactions
- Gut microbiota and health
- Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies
- Reproductive Physiology in Livestock
- Botanical Research and Chemistry
- Insect Pest Control Strategies
- Livestock and Poultry Management
- Nematode management and characterization studies
- Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology
- Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Insect Utilization and Effects
- African Botany and Ecology Studies
Scotland's Rural College
2013-2025
Roslin Institute
2012-2024
Scottish Agricultural Science Agency
2003-2012
The King's College
2010
Benchmark Animal Health (United Kingdom)
2009-2010
Moredun Research Institute
2000-2008
Département Santé Animale
2008
Evangelismos Hospital
1990
The use of medicinal plants for the prevention and treatment gastro-intestinal parasitism has its origin in ethnoveterinary medicine. Although until recently majority evidence on antiparasitic activity was anecdotal lacked scientific validity, there is currently an increasing number controlled experimental studies that aim to verify quantify such plant activity. There are indeed a large whose anthelmintic been demonstrated under experimentation, either through feeding whole or administering...
Abstract Background Plants have traditionally been used for treatment of human and livestock ailments in Ethiopia by different ethnic social groups. However, this valuable source knowledge is not adequately documented, which impedes their widespread use, evaluation validation. Here, we recorded indigenous standard practices disease control, three groups (Aari, Maale Bena-Tsemay) South Omo Zone Southern Nations, Nationalities Peoples Regional State, Ethiopia. Methods A cross-sectional study...
Twelve parasite-naive sheep were used to study the possible direct anthelmintic effect of a condensed tannin extract (quebracho) on population and fecundity intestinal nematode Trichostrongylus colubriformis. The infected with single dose 20,000 L3 T Twenty-eight days later, six them drenched daily for week quebracho at 8 per cent by weight their food intake. All lambs then slaughtered, small intestines removed estimate worm burdens numbers eggs in utero. Two after first drench faecal egg...
ABSTRACT Trade‐off theory has been extensively used to further our understanding of animal behaviour. In mammalian herbivores, it advance their reproductive, parental care and foraging strategies. Here, we detail how trade‐off can be applied herbivore–parasite interactions, especially in environments. Foraging is a common mode uptake parasites that represent the most pervasive challenge fitness survival. Hosts are hypothesized alter behaviour presence three ways: (i) hosts avoid areas...
Abstract Plant secondary metabolites (PSMs) may improve gastrointestinal health by exerting immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory and/or antiparasitic effects. Bark extracts from coniferous tree species have previously been shown to reduce the burden of a range parasite in tract, with condensed tannins as potential active compounds. In present study, impact an acetone extract pine bark ( Pinus sylvestris ) on resistance, performance and tolerance genetically diverse mice Mus musculus was...
The aims of the present study were to investigate (1), potential anthelmintic properties and (2), nutritional consequences commercially available condensed tannins on parasitised sheep fed, ad libitum, either a high- or low-protein food. For this purpose, forty-eight previously parasite-naïve (n 12) infected with 2000 Trichostrongylus colubriformis larvae/d for 67-d experimental period. Two foods made: low (L), formulated be inadequate in meeting requirements growing metabolisable protein...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects grazing different bioactive forages on acquired immunity against Teladorsagia circumcinta infection. development assessed by following response trickle-infected lambs chicory ( Cichorium intybus ; IC), sulla Hedysarum coronarium IS) or grass/clover Lolium perenne/Trifolium repens IGC), a single challenge Parasite-naive lambs, grass/clover, were also challenged with infection dose providing uninfected control (UGC) group. Trickle...
The aim of the present study was to investigate potential benefits grazing lactating ewes and their lambs on chicory ( Cichorium intybus ). Fifty-six certified organic twin-rearing were either drenched with an anthelmintic or not, within 2 days after parturition grazed upon grass/clover pastures. Around 12 weeks a subset per treatment slaughtered for worm number parasite species determination. faecal egg counts from undrenched significantly lower than those grass. Lambs had similar abomasal...
Necrotic enteritis (NE) caused by netB-positive type A Clostridium perfringens is an important bacterial disease of poultry. Through its complex regulatory system, C. orchestrates the expression a collection toxins and extracellular enzymes that are crucial for development disease; environmental conditions play role in their regulation. In this study, first time, global transcriptomic analysis was performed on ligated intestinal loops chickens colonized with strain, as well same strain...
SUMMARY The effect of sainfoin ( Onobrychis viciifolia ) hay consumption on the pathophysiology and local cellular responses growing lambs during infection with Trichostrongylus colubriformis was investigated. Thirty-two lambs, 16 weeks age, were allocated to 1 4 treatment groups n =8) that offered either grass (G) or (S) while concurrently infected (+), not (−) 12 000 L3 T. larvae per week for 6 weeks. Liveweight gains affected by diet P =0·002) reduced <0·005). Faecal egg count in S+...