Prevention and treatment of gastro-intestinal nematods in organic dairy goats using indigenous plant species
Themes
Animal health and welfare
Animal production
Kind
project
Runtime
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Body
Manure in organic dairy goat farms will be sampled and nematode prevalence will monitored during the grazing season of 2015. On an experimental farm (Agr-Vet), 20 young goats will be raised and infected with the nematodes found on the farms.
A laboratory kit will be developed to allow a quick screening of the anthelmintic characteristics of indigenous plant species. During a feed trail on the 20 goats, the anthelmintic potential of the selected indigenous plants will be evaluated.
Research institute
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Financier
Hogeschool Gent
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Cooperation
DGZ (Diergezondheid Vlaanderen) en AgriVet (proefhoeve Universiteit Gent)