Deworming efficacy of Albizia anthelmintica in Uganda: preliminary findings

This study was conducted to evaluate the anthelmintic effectiveness of Albizia anthelmintica, as a first step in investigating the hypothesis that livestock self-medicate. In July 2006, an observational study was conducted with 56 young female lambs, to validate A. anthelmintica efficacy. Faecal egg...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:African journal of ecology 2007-12, Vol.45 (s3), p.18-20
Main Authors: Gradé, Jeanne T, Tabuti, John R.S, Van Damme, Patrick, Arble, Bennett L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Albizia
Animal behavior
anthelmintic
anthelmintics
Coccidia
Ecology
ethnoveterinary
Females
Herbal medicine
Karamoja
Livestock
Parasites
self-medication
Sheep
Strongyloides
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:This study was conducted to evaluate the anthelmintic effectiveness of Albizia anthelmintica, as a first step in investigating the hypothesis that livestock self-medicate. In July 2006, an observational study was conducted with 56 young female lambs, to validate A. anthelmintica efficacy. Faecal egg per gram for Coccidia, Strongyle-type, Monezia, Strongyloides and Dicrocoelia eggs were counted and analysed. Results indicate that A. anthelmintica is effective in controlling infection with a variety of internal parasites in lambs, Monezia was the most sensitive. Furthermore, treatment of Strongyle-type worms requires a biweekly dose of A. anthelmintica as an effective deworming protocol.
ISSN:0141-6707
1365-2028
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00851.x