Targeted supplementation with bioactive plants sustainably improves goat health and decreases antiparasitic drug use on smallholder farms.

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Title: Targeted supplementation with bioactive plants sustainably improves goat health and decreases antiparasitic drug use on smallholder farms.
Authors: Machekano H; Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana. honest.machekano@up.ac.za.; Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, Pretoria, South Africa. honest.machekano@up.ac.za.; Forestry and Agricultural Biotechnology Institute, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Hatfield, 0028, Pretoria, South Africa. honest.machekano@up.ac.za., Ventura-Cordero J; School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, UK., Airs PM; School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, UK., Gwiriri LC; Net Zero and Resilient Agriculture, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, Devon, UK.; Centre for Agroecology, Water and Resilience, Coventry University, Coventry, UK., Cooke A; Net Zero and Resilient Agriculture, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, Devon, UK.; School of Life Sciences, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, UK., Virgil J; Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana., Safalaoh A; Animal Science Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi., Nalivata PC; Animal Science Department, Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Lilongwe, Malawi., Lee MRF; School of Sustainable Food and Farming, Harper Adams University, Newport, Shropshire, UK., Takahashi T; Net Zero and Resilient Agriculture, Rothamsted Research, Okehampton, Devon, UK.; Bristol Veterinary School, University of Bristol, Langford, Somerset, UK., van Wyk J; Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Morgan E; School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Antrim, UK. Eric.Morgan@qub.ac.uk., Nyamukondiwa C; Department of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Palapye, Botswana.; Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, Makhanda, 6140, South Africa.; Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Ascot, SL5 7PY, UK.
Source: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2026 Mar 03; Vol. 16 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Mar 03.
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