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Ethnobotanical Dewormers for Chickens

2014 • Region 6

Poultry Production
Products • Process
Native Chicken

Ethnobotanical Dewormers for Chickens

The technology relates to the process for preparing the anthelmintic or deworming composition for chicken comprised of seeds of papaya (Carica papaya), ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala), and betel nut (Areca catechu) seeds in powder form. These plants contain constituents that serve as cheap sources of anthelmintics against internal parasitism. Internal parasitism in native chickens can cause severe diarrhea and high mortality. The formulation can be used for the treatment and control of roundworms, including common large roundworms of native chicken (Ascaridia galli), common threadworms (Capillaria specie), the cecal worm (Heterakis gallinarum) and gapeworm (Syngamus trachea). The technology is an economical and an alternative way to reduce the parasitic burden to a tolerable level through a simple and effective process for producing an effective anthelmintic against egg and adult parasites. The anthelmintic produced through this process is a cheap source of anthelmintics to complement the commercially manufactures parasitic drugs against internal parasitism. The control of parasitic diseases will lead to a stable supply of native chickens and alleviate poverty in the countryside. This technology has ten approved intellectual property rights, all under the Utility Model classification for the process and composition of dewormer.