Nutrition and gastro-intestinal parasitism in ruminants

Abstract

That the interaction between nutrition and the state of health of the animal is a matter of great importance to the stockbreeder has long been known. That this interaction is complex has also been appreciated for many years. This article explores the relationship between nutrition and one form of ill-health—that caused by nematode parasitism of the gastro-intestinal tract of the ruminant. Such parasitism is one of the widely acknowledged hazards of intensified animal husbandry.