?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Tanniferous+forage+plants%3A+Agronomic+performance%2C+palatability+and+efficacy+against+parasitic+nematodes+in+sheep&rft.creator=H%C3%83%C2%A4ring%2C+D.A.&rft.creator=Scharenberg%2C+A.&rft.creator=Heckendorn%2C+F.&rft.creator=Dohme%2C+F.&rft.creator=L%C3%83%C2%BCscher%2C+A.&rft.creator=Maurer%2C+V.&rft.creator=Suter%2C+D.&rft.creator=Hertzberg%2C+H.&rft.subject=+Sheep+and+goats&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=Tanniferous+forage+plants+can+have+beneficial+effects+on+ruminant+productivity+and+health+(improved+protein+supply%2C+bloat+safety+and+antiparasitic+properties).+However%2C+condensed+tannins+can+also+lower+palatability%2C+voluntary+feed+intake+and+digestibility.+The+aim+of+our+interdisciplinary+project+was+to+generate+basic+knowledge+on+plant+management%2C+feed+palatability+and+the+antiparasitic+properties+of+tanniferous+forage+plants+for+their+practical+application+in+agronomy%2C+focusing+on+their+usefulness+in+controlling+gastrointestinal+nematodes+in+organic+farming.+We+found+that+Onobrychis+viciifolia+(sainfoin)%2C+Lotus+corniculatus+(birdsfoot+trefoil)+and+Cichorium+intybus+(chicory)+were+suitable+for+cultivation+under+the+given+temperate+climatic+conditions%2C+whereas+Lotus+pedunculatus+(big+trefoil)+was+soon+outcompeted+by+unsown+species.+Growing+the+tanniferous+plant+species+in+a+mixture+with+Festuca+pratensis+(meadow+fescue)+rather+than+in+a+monoculture+had+the+advantage+of+increasing+total+dry+matter+(DM)+yield+(especially+in+the+case+of+tanniferous+legumes)+and+of+reducing+the+DM+proportions+of+unsown+species.+However%2C+due+to+dilution+by+non-tanniferous+F.+pratensis%2C+the+tannin+concentrations+of+mixtures+were+clearly+lower+and+the+seasonal+fluctuations+in+tannin+concentrations+greater+than+that+of+monocultures.+Across+species%2C+tannin+concentrations+were+highest+for+O.+viciifolia%2C+followed+by+L.+corniculatus+and+very+low+for+C.+intybus.+Palatability+of+all+tanniferous+forages+was+comparable+to+that+of+a+ryegrass%2Fclover+mixture+when+fed+as+dried+forage+and%2C+when+offered+as+silage%2C+palatability+of+O.+viciifolia+was+clearly+superior+to+that+of+the+respective+ryegrass%2Fclover+control.+Administration+of+dried+or+ensiled+O.+viciifolia+reduced+parasite+egg+counts+in+feces+of+lambs+co-infected+with+the+gastrointestinal+nematode+species+Haemonchus+contortus+and+Cooperia+curticei.+We+conclude+that+O.+viciifolia+is+the+most+promising+among+the+tested+tanniferous+forage+plant+species+due+to+its+suitability+for+cultivation%2C+its+high+tannin+concentration%2C+its+high+palatability+and+its+antiparasitic+activity+even+in+dried+or+ensiled+form.&rft.date=2007&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13304%2F1%2FHaering_et_al_RAFS07.pdf&rft.identifier=H%C3%83%C2%A4ring%2C+D.A.%3B+Scharenberg%2C+A.%3B+Heckendorn%2C+F.%3B+Dohme%2C+F.%3B+L%C3%83%C2%BCscher%2C+A.%3B+Maurer%2C+V.%3B+Suter%2C+D.+and+Hertzberg%2C+H.+(2007)+Tanniferous+forage+plants%3A+Agronomic+performance%2C+palatability+and+efficacy+against+parasitic+nematodes+in+sheep.+Renewable+Agriculture+and+Food+Systems%2C+23+(1)%2C+pp.+19-29.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F13304%2F