Nutraceutic effect of free condensed tannins of Lysiloma acapulcensis (Kunth) benth on parasite infection and performance of Pelibuey sheep

• Published in: Tropical animal health and production 2017, Vol.49 (1), p.55-61
• Main Authors: García-Hernández, Cesar, Arece-García, Javier, Rojo-Rubio, Rolando, Mendoza-Martínez, German David, Albarrán-Portillo, Benito, Vázquez-Armijo, José Fernando, Avendaño-Reyes, Leonel, Olmedo-Juárez, Agustín, Marie-Magdeleine, Carine, López-Leyva, Yoel
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Animal genetics; Animals; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Body Weight; Chemical treatment; Dietary Supplements; Fabaceae - chemistry; Feces - parasitology; Female; Genetics; Haemonchiasis - drug therapy; Haemonchiasis - veterinary; Hematocrit - veterinary; Ivermectin - chemistry; Life Sciences; Lysiloma; Male; Mucous Membrane; Nematoda; Nematodes; Parasite Egg Count - veterinary; Parasites; Proanthocyanidins - therapeutic use; Regular Articles; Sheep; Sheep Diseases - drug therapy; Sheep Diseases - parasitology; Sheep, Domestic; Tannins; Tannins - chemistry; Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science; Weight Gain; Zoology
• ISSN: 0049-4747; 1573-7438
• DOI: 10.1007/s11250-016-1157-8

Forty-five Pelibuey sheep were experimentally infested with nematodes to evaluate the effect of three free condensed tannin (FCT) levels of Lysiloma acapulcensis on fecal egg counts (FECs), packed cell volumes (PCV), ocular mucosa colors (OMC), average daily gain (ADG), and adult nematode count. Five treatments were used: 12.5, 25.0, and 37.5 mg of FCT kg −1 of body weight (BW); sterile water (control); and ivermectine (0.22 mg kg −1 of BW) as chemical group. The data were processed through repeated measurement analysis. Even though the three FCT doses decreased ( P