Treatment of schistosomiasis by seeds of lagenaria siceraria and its comparison with allopathic drugs in Buffaloes
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Published:2015-10-29
Issue:OF
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ISSN:0976-0555
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Container-title:Indian Journal of Animal Research
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language:
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Short-container-title:IJAR
Author:
Niaz Sadaf,Akhter Tanveer,AbdEl-Salam Naser M.,Ayaz Sultan,Shams Sumaira,Ullah Riaz,Hussain Hidayat,Wasim M. A.
Abstract
A number of antihelmintic drugs are reported for treatment of bovine Schistosomiasis. Side effects observed for most of these drugs. The seeds of Lagenaria siceraria were utilized as an alternative for the treatment of Schistosomiasis in buffaloes. It is divided in three groups Group A1 to group A3. A dose of 75, 150 and 225 mg/kg of body weight are given to Group A1 to group A3 respectively. Their effectiveness was weighed against that of Praziquantel at dose intensity of ten mg per Kg of body weight placed as group-B. Effectiveness of “Praziquantel” was found to be hundred per cent after initial dose level. Second dose of the herbal medicines reach up to this mark. The percentage of effectiveness of “Proziquantel” compared with 75mg/kg dose level showed a considerable difference (P
Publisher
Agricultural Research Communication Center
Subject
General Veterinary,Animal Science and Zoology