Date of Award
2-7-2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Agriculture, MSA
First Advisor
Donald Kennedy
Second Advisor
Kevin Humphrey
Committee Members
Calvin Shumway
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2016 N53
Abstract
Gastrointestinal parasites (GIP) are one of the greatest threats to sheep production in the United States. Increased resistance to traditional anthelmintics has created the need for alternative methods to control GIP. The objective of this study was to determine if Camelina sativa (CS) meal could be fed as part of a daily ration to reduce infection rates of the GIP Haemonchus contortus during two 28-day trials. Forty-eight ewes were sorted and fed a 14% crude protein (CP) supplement with or without 10% CS as part of their daily ration. All ewes grazed a mixture of Bermuda (Cynodon dactylon) and tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea). FAMACHA scores, fecal egg counts (FEC), and packed cell volume (PCV) were determined for each animal at 0, 14, and 28 days during each trial to determine levels of infection by GIP. There was no difference (P>0.05) in FEC, PCV or FAM between groups for either trial.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Nichols, Nicole Julia, "The Effects of Camelina sativa meal on Haemonchus contortus in Breeding Age Ewes" (2017). Student Theses and Dissertations. 618.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/618
