Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats

The root of the medicinal plant Halothamnus somalensis traditionally used to treat endo-parasites of animals and humans was evaluated against endo-parasites in naturally infected goats. The goats were drenched with a crude preparation of the plant at two different doses (0.5 and 2 g/kg live weight [...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Dawo, F., Tibbo, Markos
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2005
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33037
_version_ 1855522918394494976
author Dawo, F.
Tibbo, Markos
author_browse Dawo, F.
Tibbo, Markos
author_facet Dawo, F.
Tibbo, Markos
author_sort Dawo, F.
collection Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (CGSpace)
description The root of the medicinal plant Halothamnus somalensis traditionally used to treat endo-parasites of animals and humans was evaluated against endo-parasites in naturally infected goats. The goats were drenched with a crude preparation of the plant at two different doses (0.5 and 2 g/kg live weight [LW]). The dose of 2g/kg LW reduced faecal egg count (EPG) by 50%. Packed cell volume (PCV) was also significantly higher for goats that received 2 g/kg LW. The reduction in faecal EPG and increase in PCV values were negatively correlated. There was no effect on LW change but body condition score was higher for goats that received treatment than goats in the control group. Future research should focus on evaluation of different extracts from different parts of the plant using laboratory animals and small ruminants.
format Journal Article
id CGSpace33037
institution CGIAR Consortium
language Inglés
publishDate 2005
publishDateRange 2005
publishDateSort 2005
record_format dspace
spelling CGSpace330372023-02-15T09:55:49Z Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats Dawo, F. Tibbo, Markos parasites pest control goats [caprinae] drug therapy drug plants laboratory animals livestock management The root of the medicinal plant Halothamnus somalensis traditionally used to treat endo-parasites of animals and humans was evaluated against endo-parasites in naturally infected goats. The goats were drenched with a crude preparation of the plant at two different doses (0.5 and 2 g/kg live weight [LW]). The dose of 2g/kg LW reduced faecal egg count (EPG) by 50%. Packed cell volume (PCV) was also significantly higher for goats that received 2 g/kg LW. The reduction in faecal EPG and increase in PCV values were negatively correlated. There was no effect on LW change but body condition score was higher for goats that received treatment than goats in the control group. Future research should focus on evaluation of different extracts from different parts of the plant using laboratory animals and small ruminants. 2005 2013-07-03T05:25:58Z 2013-07-03T05:25:58Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33037 en Open Access Livestock Research for Rural Development;17(6): 1-8
spellingShingle parasites
pest control
goats [caprinae]
drug therapy
drug plants
laboratory animals
livestock management
Dawo, F.
Tibbo, Markos
Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats
title Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats
title_full Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats
title_fullStr Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats
title_full_unstemmed Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats
title_short Anthelmintic effect of Halothamus somalensis in Arsi-Bale goats
title_sort anthelmintic effect of halothamus somalensis in arsi bale goats
topic parasites
pest control
goats [caprinae]
drug therapy
drug plants
laboratory animals
livestock management
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/33037
work_keys_str_mv AT dawof anthelminticeffectofhalothamussomalensisinarsibalegoats
AT tibbomarkos anthelminticeffectofhalothamussomalensisinarsibalegoats