Research related to Anti-Parasitic Benefits

Over 15 years, several studies in different parts of the world have shown that some tannin-containing Legumes, like sainfoin, can present some antiparasitic properties. Sainfoin, and Birdsfoot Trefoil have been chosen because of thier wide potential application around Europe. In the laboratory, the anthelmintic properties (activity against worms) of sainfoin have been confirmed on both the nematodes of the digestive tract of sheep, goats and cattle. The possible effects against coccidia are also explored and look promising.

Studies on infected sheep and goats have also indicated that the consumption of sainfoin might contribute to”slow down” the dynamics of nematode infections and therefore, allow to reduce the reliance on chemical drugs. However, to use with efficiency, sainfoin in the various farm situations found in Europe, it is essential to understand the origins of the variations in results which has been observed through different assays. This is one of the key objectives of the Healthy Hay project, in particular by creating links between biochemists and parasitologists.

Scientific Articles/Findings

Poster Presentations

5čmes Journées Techniques Ovines - Presentation to French Sheep Farmers 13.11.2012

INRA/IHAP - H. Hoste

Current Research on the Potential of Bioactive Legumes for Animal Nutrition and Sustainability

I. Mueller-Harvey - University of Reading

Abstracts of Published Papers

Anthelmintic activities against Haemonchus contortus or Trichostrongylus colubriformis from small ruminants are influenced by structural features of condensed tannins. J. Agric. Food Chem. 63, 6346–6354

Quijada J, Fryganas C, Ropiak HM, Ramsay A, Mueller-Harvey I, Hoste H. 2015.

Assessment of the anthelmintic activity of medicinal plant extracts and purified condensed tannins against free-living and parasitic stages of Oesophagostomum dentatum. Parasit Vectors 2014, 7:518

Williams, A.R., Ropiak, H.M., Fryganas, C., Desrues, O., Mueller-Harvey, I., Thamsborg, S.M.

Benefits of condensed tannins in forage legumes fed to ruminants: importance of structure, concentration and diet composition.

Prof. Irene Mueller-Harvey et al - University of Reading

Condensed Tannin Changes along the Digestive Tract in Lambs Fed with Sainfoin Pellets or Hazelnut Skins.

Desrues O, Mueller-Harvey I, Pellikaan WF, Enemark HL, Thamsborg SM. 2017.

Condensed Tannin Changes along the Digestive Tract in Lambs Fed with Sainfoin Pellets or Hazelnut Skins.

Condensed tannins in the gastrointestinal tract of cattle after sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) intake and their possible relationship with anthelmintic effects.

Desrues O, Mueller-Harvey I, Pellikaan WF, Enemark HL, Thamsborg SM. 2017.

Direct and indirect effects of bioactive tannin-rich tropical and temperate legumes against nematode infections. Vet. Parasitol. 2012, 186, 18-27.

Hoste H., Martinez-Ortiz-De-Montellano C., Manolaraki F., Bruneta S., Ojeda-Robertos N., Fourquaux I., Torres-Acosta J.F.J., Sandoval-Castro C.A.

Direct anthelmintic effects of condensed tannins from diverse plant sources against Ascaris suum. PLoS ONE 9(5): e97053.

Williams A.R., Fryganas C., Ramsay A., Mueller-Harvey I., Thamsborg S.M. 2014

Effect of fall-grazed sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) on gastrointestinal nematode infections, skin and carcass microbial load, and meat quality of growing goats. Vet. Parasitol. 2014, 204, 221–228

Mechineni A., Kommuru D.S., Gujja S., Mosjidis J.A., Miller J.E., Burke J.M., Ramsay A., Mueller-Harvey I., Kannan G., Lee J.H., Kouakou B., Terrill T.H..

Effect of supplemental sericea lespedeza pellets on internal parasite infection and nutritional status of grazing goats.

Hamilton TN, Terrill TH, Kommuru DS, Rivers AJ, Mosjidis JA, Miller JE, Drake C,Mueller-Harvey I, Burke JM. 2017.

Proanthocyanidins inhibit Ascaris suum glutathione-S-transferase activity and increase susceptibility of larvae to levamisole in vitro.

Hansen, TVA, Fryganas, C, Acevedo, N, Carballo, LR, Thamsborg, SM, Mueller-Harvey, I, Williams, AR. 2016.

Synergistic inhibition of Haemonchus contortus exsheathment by flavonoid monomers and condensed tannins. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance 5, 127-134.

Klongsiriwet C, Quijada J, Williams AR, Mueller-Harvey I , Williamson EM, Hoste H. 2015

Tannin containing legumes as a model for nutraceuticals against digestive parasites in livestock. Vet. Parasitol. 212, 5–17.

Hoste, H., Torres-Acosta, J.F.J., Sandoval-Castro, C.A., Mueller-Harvey, I., Sotiraki, S., Louvandini, H., Thamsborg, S.M., Terrill, T.H. 2015

The effects of tannin-containing ground pine bark diet upon nutrient digestion, nitrogen balance, and mineral retention in meat goats. J. Anim. Sci. Biotechnol. 2015, 6:25 (DOI: 10.1186/s40104-015-0020-5)

Min B.R., Solaiman S., Terrill, T.H., Ramsay, A., Mueller-Harvey, I.

Use of pelleted sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) for natural control of coccidia and gastrointestinal nematodes in weaned goats. Vet. Parasitol. 2014, 204, 191–198.

Kommuru D.S., Barker T., Desai S., Burke J.M., Ramsay A., Mueller-Harvey I., Miller J.E., Mosjidis J.A., Kamisetti N., Terrill T.H

Published Papers

Abstract - Efficacy of condensed tannins against larval Hymenolepis diminuta (Cestoda) in vitro and in the intermediate host Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera) in vivo

Suraj Dhakal, Nicolai V. Meyling, Andrew R. Williams, Irene Mueller-Harvey, Christos Fryganas, Christian M.O. Kapel, Brian L. Fredensborg

Anthelmintic activity of trans-cinnamaldehyde and A- and B-type proanthocyanidins derived from cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum)

Williams AR, Ramsay A, Hansen TVA., Ropiak HM, Mejer H, Nejsum P, Mueller-Harvey I, Thamsborg SM. 2015.

Assessment of the anthelmintic activityof medicinal plant extracts and purified condensed tannins against free-living and parasitic stages of Oesophagostomum dentatum

Andrew R Williams, Honorata M Ropiak, Christos Fryganas, Olivier Desrues, Irene Mueller-Harvey, Stig M Thamsborg

Benefits of Condensed Tannins in Forage Legumes Fed to Ruminants: Importance of Structure, Concentration, and Diet Composition

Irene Mueller-Harvey, Giuseppe Bee, Frigga Dohme-Meier, Hervé Hoste, Maarit Karonen, Roland Kölliker, Andreas Lüscher, Vincent Niderkorn, Wilbert F. Pellikaan, Juha-Pekka Salminen, Leif Skřt, Lydia M.J. Smith, Stig M. Thamsborg, Paul Totterdell, Ian Wilkinson, Andrew R. Williams, Blasius N. Azuhnwi, Nicolas Baert, Anja Grosse Brinkhaus, Giuseppe Copani, Olivier Desrues.

Forty-five years in the rumen; aroma, discovery, and fun

Waghorn, G.

Synergistic inhibition of Haemonchus contortus exsheathment by flavonoid monomers and condensed tannins. International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance 5, 127-134.

Klongsiriwet C, Quijada J, Williams AR, Mueller-Harvey I , Williamson EM, Hoste H. 2015.

THE USE OF TANNIN-CONTAINING RESOURCES IN THE CONTROL OF GASTRO INTESTINAL NEMATODES IN RUMINANTS.

INRA-IHAP - H. Hoste, F. Torres Acosta, I.Mueller Harvey, T. H. Terrill

Relevant and Pre-existing Material

Direct Anthelmintic Effects of Condensed Tannins from Diverse Plant Sources against Ascaris suum

Williams A.R., Fryganas C., Ramsay A., Mueller-Harvey I., Thamsborg S.M.

Les Tannins: Bons Pour Les Brebis Mauvais Pour Les Vers (1)

H. Hoste - Article published in Patre, France

Les Tannins: Bons Pour Les Brebis Mauvais Pour Les Vers (2)

H. Hoste - Article published in 'Patre', France

Results from The Healthy Hay Project

Anthelmintic properties of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifoliae) : Analyses of factors of variations : role of different phenolic compounds

INRA - Thesis Abstract by Manolaraki Foteini

Condensed tannins act against cattle nematodes.

University of Copenhagen and University of Reading - Novobilský, A., Mueller-Harvey, I. Thamsborg, S.M. Vet. Parasitol. 2011, 182, 213-220.

Condensed tannins act against cattle nematodes. Vet. Parasitol. 2011, 182, 213-220. Abstract. The use of natural plant anthelmintics was suggested

Novobilský, A., Mueller-Harvey, I., Thamsborg, S.M.

Condensed tannins act against cattle nematodes. Veterinary Parasitology (doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.06.003).

Copenhagen University - Novobilský, A., Mueller-Harvey, I. Thamsborg, S.M.

Effect of sainfoin on lamb coccidiosis

NAGREF & Veterinary Medicine University Vienna - Anastasios Saratsis, Alexandros Stefanakis, Anja Joachim, Nikolaos Tzanidakis, Nikolaos Voutzourakis, Smaragda Sotiraki

Exploring variation in proanthocyanidin composition and content of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia). J. Sci. Food Agric. 2013, 93, 2102-2109.

Azuhnwi, B.N., Boller, B., Dohme-Meier, F., Hess, H.D., Kreuzer, M., Stringano, E., Mueller-Harvey, I.

In vitro effects of extracts and purified tannins of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) against cattle nematodes. Vet. Parasitol. 2013, 196, 532–537.

Novobilský, A., Stringano, E., Hayot Carbonero C., Smith, L.M.J., Enemark H.L., Mueller-Harvey, I., Thamsborg, S.M

In vivo and in vitro efficacy of sainfoin against Eimeria spp in lambs. Vet. Parasitol. (2012), doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.03.014

NAGREF & Veterinary Medicine University Vienna - Saratsis, A., Regos, I.,Tzanidakis, N., Voutzourakis, N., Stefanakis,A., Treuter,D.,Joachim,A.,Sotiraki,S.

In vivo anti-coccidial efficacy of sainfoin against Eimeria spp in lambs

NAGREF & Veterinary Medicine University Vienna - Saratsis A, Stefanakis A, Volanis M, Joachim A, Sotiraki S

Investigation of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) cultivar differences on nitrogen balance and fecal egg count in artificially infected lambs. J. Anim. Sci. 2013, 91, 2342-2354.

Azuhnwi, BN, Hertzberg, H, Arrigo, Y, Gutzwiller, A, Hess, HD, Mueller-Harvey, I., Torgerson, P, Kreuzer, M, Dohme-Meier, F

Lamb coccidiosis dynamics in different dairy production systems

NAGREF & Veterinary Medicine University Vienna - Anastasios Saratsis, Anja Joachim, Stefanakis Alexandros, Smaragda Sotiraki

Nitrogen and mineral balance of lambs artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus and fed tanniferous sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia).

ALP, Switzerland - Scharenberg, A., F. Heckendorn, Y. Arrigo, H. Hertzberg, A. Gutzwiller, H. D. Hess, M. Kreuzer, and F. Dohme. 2008.

Tanniniferous legume forages used as nutraceuticals; A novel approach to control parasitic nematodes of the gastrointestinal tract of ruminants

INRA

The effects of condensed tannins against cattle nematodes (oral presentation). 23rd International Conference of the World Association for the Advancement of Veterinary Parasitology Congress, 21 to 25 August 2011, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, University of Copenhagen, University of Reading - Novobilský, A., Thamsborg, S.M., Mueller-Harvey, I.

THESIS: Anthelmintic properties of sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) - Factor Analysis of variation and the role of phenolic compounds involved

INRA - Manolaraki Foteini