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Tannins: an environmentally friendly method of controlling intestinal parasites in ruminants in the tropics and subtropics?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2017

R. A. Max ,
A. E. Kimambo ,
A. A. Kassuku ,
L. A. Mtenga  and
P. J. Buttery
R. A. Max
Affiliation:
Animal Diseases Research Institute (ADRI), P. O. Box 9254, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
A. E. Kimambo
Affiliation:
Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3004, Morogoro, Tanzania
A. A. Kassuku
Affiliation:
Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3004, Morogoro, Tanzania
L. A. Mtenga
Affiliation:
Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3004, Morogoro, Tanzania
P. J. Buttery
Affiliation:
University of Nottingham, School of Biosciences, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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Infections caused by the infestation of the gastrointestinal tract with parasitic nematodes are among important factors responsible for poor productivity of livestock including small ruminants. These infections cause significant losses in terms of poor growth, reduced reproductive performance and mortality. Nematode control is routinely by the use of synthetic chemical anthelmintics. However, over-dependency and even misuse of these anthelmintics has resulted in the emergence and spread of nematode populations that are resistant to these pharmaceutical agents. This has led to increases in the cost of control through higher dosages and frequency of treatments. Moreover, anthelmintics are expensive and so not affordable to many resource-poor farmers in the developing countries. There is, therefore, a need to search for cheap and sustainable nematode control alternatives. One such alternative could be the use of plants and plant products with anthelmintic activities. The use of naturally ocouring tannins is one such approach.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2005 , 2005 , pp. 30
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2005

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