The global importance of grasslands is indicated by their extent; they comprise some 26% of
total land area and 80% of agriculturally productive land. The majority of grasslands are …

Interactions between host nutrition and feeding behaviour are central to understanding the
pathophysiological consequences of infections of the digestive tract with parasitic …

In the low-rainfall areas of much of Africa and Asia, small ruminants represent the principal
economic output, contributing a large share of the income of farmers. Animal numbers have …

Parasitic nematodes of the gastrointestinal tract remain a major constraint associated with
the breeding of small ruminants under grazing/browsing conditions. Until now, control of …

Highlights•Gastrointestinal nematodes are resistant to available anthelmintics.•No new
anthelmintic on the market for several years.•A target-based approach, drug repurposing or …

Small ruminant production is the main source of income of farmers living in arid and
semiarid regions. Sheep and goats raised in these areas are generally confronted with …

Milking animals produce milk commensurate with their genetic potential only when they are
fed a nutritionally balanced ration in an amount that provides nutrients to express their …

This paper focuses on targeted nutritional supplementation as a means to reduce the
requirement for chemotherapeutic control of gastrointestinal nematode infection of small …

Gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) could have a negative impact on the nutritional efficiency
and productivity of sheep and goats. However, feeding of the hosts can also affect parasites …

This study was carried out to evaluate the in vitro effect of Cucurbita moschata seed against
the parasitic nematode of small ruminants Haemonchus contortus. Three extracts (aqueous …