In vivo anthelmintic activity of Butea monosperma against Trichostrongylid nematodes in sheep.
Seeds of Butea monosperma administered as crude powder (CP) at doses of 1, 2 and 3 g/kg to sheep naturally infected with mixed species of gastrointestinal nematodes exhibited a dose and a time-dependent anthelmintic effect. The maximum reduction of 78.4% in eggs per gram of feces (EPG) was recorded on day 10 after treatment with 3 g/kg. Levamisole (7.5 mg/kg), a standard anthelmintic agent, exhibited 99.1% reduction in EPG.
Iqbal
Zafar
Z
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan. zafaruaf@yahoo.com
Lateef
Muhammad
M
Jabbar
Abdul
A
Ghayur
Muhammad Nabeel
MN
Gilani
Anwarul Hassan
AH
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D031290:Butea / Q000737:chemistry*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008517:Phytotherapy / Q000662:veterinary; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012639:Seeds / Q000737:chemistry; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013997:Time Factors; D014251:Trichostrongyloidea / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014252:Trichostrongyloidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
D000871:Anthelmintics; D010936:Plant Extracts