Publications by authors named "Chiharu Saiga"
Article Synopsis
- Gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) significantly impact the health of grazing sheep, and this study aimed to explore how factors like nutrition, foraging behavior, and animal performance relate to GIN infections.
- Sheep were grazed on both improved and semi-natural pastures in Japan for one month each, leading to a comparison of vegetation, nematode count, and sheep health indicators.
- Findings showed that semi-natural pastures, despite having lower protein and higher plant diversity, resulted in decreased GIN fecal egg counts and improved body weight, suggesting that such pastures may help reduce GIN infections and support better animal performance.
