tannins and Helminthiasis

tannins has been researched along with Helminthiasis* in 2 studies

Reviews

1 review(s) available for tannins and Helminthiasis

ArticleYear
Ruminant self-medication against gastrointestinal nematodes: evidence, mechanism, and origins.
    Parasite (Paris, France), 2014, Volume: 21

    Gastrointestinal helminths challenge ruminants in ways that reduce their fitness. In turn, ruminants have evolved physiological and behavioral adaptations that counteract this challenge. Ruminants display anorexia and avoidance behaviors, which tend to reduce the incidence of parasitism. In addition, ruminants appear to learn to self-medicate against gastrointestinal parasites by increasing consumption of plant secondary compounds with antiparasitic actions. This selective feeding improves health and fitness. Here, we review the evidence for self-medication in ruminants, propose a hypothesis to explain self-medicative behaviors (based on post-ingestive consequences), and discuss mechanisms (e.g., enhanced neophilia, social transmission) that may underlie the ontogeny and spread of self-medicative behaviors in social groups. A better understanding of the mechanisms that underlie and trigger self-medication in parasitized animals will help scientists devise innovative and more sustainable management strategies for improving ruminant health and well-being.

    Topics: Adaptation, Biological; Animals; Anorexia; Anthelmintics; Eating; Feeding Behavior; Food Preferences; Goat Diseases; Goats; Helminthiasis; Host-Parasite Interactions; Intestinal Diseases; Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic; Learning; Maternal Behavior; Models, Biological; Nematoda; Nematode Infections; Phytotherapy; Plants, Medicinal; Self Medication; Sheep; Sheep Diseases; Tannins; Taste

2014

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for tannins and Helminthiasis

ArticleYear
Hemagglutination test in rats infected with Angiostrongylus cantonensis.
    The Japanese journal of experimental medicine, 1969, Volume: 39, Issue:6

    Topics: Animals; Cross Reactions; Diagnosis, Differential; Erythrocytes; Helminthiasis; Hemagglutination Tests; Immune Sera; Larva; Metastrongyloidea; Nematode Infections; Rabbits; Rats; Sheep; Spectrophotometry; Tannins; Time Factors

1969