Abstract

Anthelmintic efficacy of aqueous extracts of seeds of Butea frondosa, Neem oil (Azadirecta indica), mixture of Butea frondosa seed extract and Neem oil and a commercial preparation Jantana powder showed potential in vivo efficacy against helminth parasites in naturally infected goats. Butea frondosa seed extract showed 95.23% efficacy against Trichuris spp., 92.3% against Oesophagostomum spp. and 100% against Moniezia spp. at 40, 6 and 8 days post treatment, respectively. The efficacy of Neem oil was 93.33% for Trichuris spp. after 20 days of treatment. (100% for Oesophagostomum spp., Haemonchus spp. and Moniezia spp. after 10, 4 and 30 days of treatment, respectively). Mixture of Neem oil and Butea frondosa seed extract showed 100% efficacy for Trichuris and Oesophagostomum spp. after 30 days of treatment whereas Jantana powder was 100% effective against Trichuris spp. and Oesophagostomum spp. after 4 and 20 days of treatment, respectively.

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