Comparative study of the effects of albendazole and annual mug wort (Artemisia annua) powder on gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle
Laboratory of Ethnopharmacology and Animal Health, School of Sciences and Techniques of Animal Production, University of Abomey-Calavi, 01 BP: 526 Cotonou, Benin.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2022, 10(01), 061–066.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2022.10.1.0068
Publication history:
Received on 07 March 2022; revised on 14 April 2022; accepted on 16 April 2022
Abstract:
Nowadays, cattle breeding is a major economic issue throughout the world. However, gastrointestinal nematode parasitism remains a major sanitary threat on a global scale, affecting animal health, farm productivity and the well-being of farmers. Until recently, chemical anthelmintics occupied a prominent place in the fight against these parasites. But some of them have developed resistance to antiparasitic drugs. The objective of this study is to compare the anthelmintic effects of commercial albendazole (8.3 mg/kg body weight) and annual mugwort (Artemesia annua, 100 mg and 150 mg) powder on gastrointestinal roundworms in cattle. Lots of animals were formed in a population of 92 animals, and underwent different treatments: with albendazole and with annual mugwort powder. The results showed that the artemesia annua powder has a strong inhibition on the nematodes but failed to eliminate them completely. Albendazole, for its part, showed a very effective effect with a 100% elimination of nematodes. These results highlight the possibility of using annual mugwort as an alternative to albendazole on farms.
Keywords:
Albendazole; Artemisia annua; Parasites; Nematoda; Bovine
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