Nine different accessions of Sesbania sesban were examined for their toxicity to ciliate protozoa from sheep receiving a mixed grass hay-barley/fishmeal concentrate in Aberdeen, Scotland. Several accessions were much more toxic than those (ILRI 10865, ILRI 15036) identified and tested in a previo...
Teferedegne, B.
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McIntosh, F.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Influence of foliage from different accessions of the sub-tropical leguminous tree, Sesbania sesban, on ruminal protozoa in Ethiopian and Scottish sheep]
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Influence of foliage from different accessions of the sub-tropical leguminous tree, Sesbania sesban, on ruminal protozoa in Ethiopian and Scottish sheep
There are conflicting Reports in the literature about the benefits of defaunation, the removal of ciliate protozoa from the rumen, in ruminant production. Ciliate protozoa are not essential for proper functioning of the rumen nor for the life of the host and that their contribution to microbial p...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep]
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Effect of defaunation on utilisation of poor quality tropical feed by sheep
Foliage from the tropical leguminous tree, Sesbania sesban, is toxic to rumen protozoa in vitro, due to materials present in a saponins-containing extract of the foliage (Newbold et al 1997). Suppression of protozoal numbers in vivo when S. sesban is added to the diet is either transient or non-e...
Teferedegne, B.
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Osuji, P.O.
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Odenyo, A.A.
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Wallace, R.J.
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Newbold, C.J.
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[Influence of saponins and sapogenins on the bacteriolytic activity of ciliate protozoa from the sheep rumen]
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Influence of saponins and sapogenins on the bacteriolytic activity of ciliate protozoa from the sheep rumen