Assessment of the protective effect of Artemisia herba-alba Asso against Eimeria tenella induced coccidiosis in broilers

A.  Messaï; S.  Redouane-Salah

A. Messaï Department of Agricultural Sciences. University Mohamed-Khider of Biskra, PO box 145 RP, Biskra 07000., Algeria https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1509-5319
S. Redouane-Salah Department of Natural and Life Sciences. University Mohamed-Khider of Biskra. Algeria. PO box 145 RP, Biskra 07000, Algeria

Keywords: Caecal, Monensin, Natural alternatives, Oocyst shedding

Abstract

Background: The present study was designed to investigate the protective effect of a natural product to control coccidiosis in broilers. We studied the effect of the dried leaves of Artemisia herba alba Asso supplement against artificially induced coccidiosis in broilers.

Methods: One hundred twenty chickens were allocated into four equal groups of thirty, negative control (UUG), positive control (IUG), Monensin-treated Group (MTG), and Artemisia-treated group (ATG). The infected chickens with E. tenella were treated with 100ppm of monensin and, 5% of Artemisia in the feed.

Results: No mortality was recorded in ATG animals. Oocysts excretion was significantly (p<0.05) reduced in ATG animals at the 6th and the 8th days post-infection. The highest reduction of oocysts shedding in faecal samples (79.04%) was in Artemisia-treated chickens. The effect of Artemisia was comparable to that of monensin.

Conclusion: Artemisia herba alba Asso is of particular interest in fighting coccidiosis since it has a preventive effect on mortality and reduction of oocysts faecal shedding during caecal coccidiosis.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.33109/bjvmjj21am1

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