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The effect of three levels of intake of Ostertagia Circumcincta Larvae on growth rate, food intake and body composition of growing lambs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

R. L. Coop ,
A. R. Sykes  and
K. W. Angus
R. L. Coop
Affiliation:
Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland
A. R. Sykes
Affiliation:
Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland
K. W. Angus
Affiliation:
Moredun Research Institute, Edinburgh, Scotland
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Summary

Forty-eight 4-month-old lambs, reared worm-free from birth, were allocated to six groups and offered ad libitum a complete diet containing 139 g crude protein/kg D.M. One group was killed at the outset as initial control (CI). Further groups, ALC, 1, 2, 3 and 4 were dosed daily for 84 days with zero, 1000, 3000, 5000 and 5000 larvae of Ostertagia circumcincta, respectively. Lambs in group 4 also received anthelmintic (fenbendazole, 5 mg/kg) on days 21, 42, 63 and 84. Lambs were killed after 98 days and their carcasses and those of the initial controls analysed for fat, protein and mineral contents.

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Research Article
Information
The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 98 , Issue 2 , April 1982 , pp. 247 - 255
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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