?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=The+effect+of+Cichorium+intybus+on+helminth+infections+in+pigs&rft.creator=Mejer%2C+Helena&rft.creator=Roepstorff%2C+Allan&rft.creator=Thamsborg%2C+Stig+Milan&rft.creator=Lydeh%C3%83%C2%B8j+Hansen%2C+Laurits&rft.creator=Bach+Knudsen%2C+Knud+Erik&rft.subject=+Pigs&rft.subject=+Health+and+welfare&rft.description=Two+similar+trials+were+carried+out+to+examine+how+dietary+inclusion+of+an+easily+fermentable+carbohydrate+source+such+as+chicory+roots+(Cichorium+intybus)+may+effect+established+and+establishing+helminth+infections+in+pigs.+In+the+first+trial+varying+feeding+periods+with+crude+chicory+roots+naturally+rich+in+fructans+(primarily+inulin)+were+tested+whereas+crude+chicory+roots+were+compared+with+dried+chicory+roots+and+purified+inulin+in+the+second+trial.+In+both+trials+pigs+were+infected+with+3000+O.+dentatum+L3-larvae+while+fed+a+traditional+standard+diet.+When+the+infections+were+well+established+and+patent%2C+experimental+diets+were+introduced+and+the+faecal+egg+counts+monitored.+Two+weeks+before+the+pigs+were+slaughtered+all+animals+were+infected+with+3000+O.+dentatum+L3-larvae+and+2000+A.+suum+eggs.+In+trial+1%2C+substitution+of+25+%25+of+the+daily+energy+intake+with+crude+chicory+roots+initially+decreased+the+excretion+of+O.+dentatum+eggs+but+slowly+increased+again+over+the+9+week+feeding+period.+In+trial+2%2C+similar+results+were+seen+during+a+6+week+feeding+period+while+dried+chicory+roots+almost+completely+eliminated+egg+excretion.+The+effect+on+egg+excretion+did+not+seem+due+to+elimination+of+adult+worms+but+may+have+been+the+result+of+impaired+fitness+and+a+lower+mating+frequency+of+adult+worms.+The+number+of+recovered+immature+O.+dentatum+were+reduced+by+4%2C+6%2C+and+9+weeks+feeding+with+crude+chicory+as+well+as+6+weeks+on+inulin+or+died+chicory.+The+latter+also+seemed+to+impair+or+slow+down+the+development+of+the+larvae.+The+number+of+recovered+A.+suum+larvae+was+also+reduced+by+crude+chicory+roots%2C+dried+chicory+roots+and+purified+inulin.+Overall%2C+the+dried+chicory+product+had+the+most+significant+impact+on+the+helminth+infections.&rft.date=2005&rft.type=Journal+paper&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4523%2F1%2F4523.pdf&rft.identifier=Mejer%2C+Helena%3B+Roepstorff%2C+Allan%3B+Thamsborg%2C+Stig+Milan%3B+Lydeh%C3%83%C2%B8j+Hansen%2C+Laurits+and+Bach+Knudsen%2C+Knud+Erik+(2005)+The+effect+of+Cichorium+intybus+on+helminth+infections+in+pigs.+[+Submitted+%2C+2005]&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F4523%2F