Effect of rumen fluke on feed digestibility and methane emissions in sheep

Effect of rumen fluke on feed digestibility and methane emissions in sheep

Thirty-six ewes aged 18 months were assigned to one of three groups ( n  = 12) on the basis of faecal egg count (FEC) for rumen fluke; C: control (FEC = 0–5 epg), T: affected (FEC ≥ 6 epg) and treated, NT: affected (FEC ≥ 6 epg) and not treated. T ewes were treated with oxyclozanide 14 days prior to...

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Veröffentlicht in:Parasitology research (1987) 2022-11, Vol.121 (11), p.3347-3350
Hauptverfasser: Rutherford, N. H., Barley, J., Robinson, M. W., Gordon, A. W., Yan, T., Aubry, A.
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Sprache:eng
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Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Immunology
Medical Microbiology
Methane
Microbiology
Rumen
Sheep
Silage
Treatment and Prophylaxis - Short Communication
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Zusammenfassung:Thirty-six ewes aged 18 months were assigned to one of three groups ( n  = 12) on the basis of faecal egg count (FEC) for rumen fluke; C: control (FEC = 0–5 epg), T: affected (FEC ≥ 6 epg) and treated, NT: affected (FEC ≥ 6 epg) and not treated. T ewes were treated with oxyclozanide 14 days prior to the trial commencing. Ewes were fed grass silage ad libitum. Digestibility crates and respiration chambers were used to measure feed digestibility and methane production. Dry matter intake (DMI), feed digestibility and CH 4 /DMI did not differ ( P  > 0.05) between treatments. However, CH 4 /live weight (LW) was significantly greater ( P  
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-022-07610-8