<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The study evaluated the effectiveness of a commercially available polyherbal dewormer to control intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys. The animals were allotted to two groups: treated with the herbal dewormer (n=8) according to manufacturer recommendations and untreated control group (n=6). Fecal samples were taken from each animal on days 0 (day of treatment), 14, 21 (day of second additional treatment), 35, and 42. Faecal egg count reduction tests showed very negligible or no reduction in number of strongyle eggs for donkeys in the phytotherapeutic treatment group compared to those in the control group. Thus, the herbal dewormer was mostly ineffective in reducing fecal egg counts in donkeys infected with intestinal strongyles. These findings can make equine practitioners aware of possible disadvantages of herbal dewormers.</p></abstract>

The study evaluated the effectiveness of a commercially available polyherbal dewormer to control intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys. The animals were allotted to two groups: treated with the herbal dewormer (n=8) according to manufacturer recommendations and untreated control group (n=6). Fecal samples were taken from each animal on days 0 (day of treatment), 14, 21 (day of second additional treatment), 35, and 42. Faecal egg count reduction tests showed very negligible or no reduction in number of strongyle eggs for donkeys in the phytotherapeutic treatment group compared to those in the control group. Thus, the herbal dewormer was mostly ineffective in reducing fecal egg counts in donkeys infected with intestinal strongyles. These findings can make equine practitioners aware of possible disadvantages of herbal dewormers.

Evaluation of a marketed polyherbal dewormer against intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys

Helminthologia

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The study evaluated the effectiveness of a commercially available polyherbal dewormer to control intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys. The...

Groups	Donkeys	EPG counts
		Day 0	Day 14	Day 21	Day 35	Day 42
Treated	I	380	610	325	1000	230
	II	180	120	230	315	180
	III	240	440	570	305	495
	IV	580	480	480	745	160
	V	700	325	230	490	395
	VI	630	600	555	865	440
	VII	200	190	175	275	140
	VIII	370	350	325	510	260

	AM ± SEM	410 ± 71.9	389.4 ± 62.9^a	361.2 ± 54.6^b	563.1 ± 97.7	287.5 ± 48.4

Control	IX	770	215	185	285	215
	X	410	115	100	1115	400
	XI	280	170	150	835	585
	XII	110	45	225	1005	640
	XIII	100	60	150	195	285
	XIV	200	15	95	435	305

	AM ± SEM	311.6 ± 103	103.3 ± 31.7^a	150.8 ± 20.3^b	645 ± 159.5	405 ± 70.3

Evaluation of a marketed polyherbal dewormer against intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys

Article Category: Research Note

Publicado en línea: 25 ene 2020

Páginas: 78 - 82

Recibido: 15 jul 2019

Aceptado: 23 sept 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0003

Palabras clave
Donkeys, intestinal strongyles, herbal dewormer, phytotherapy

© 2020 R. A. Papini, C. Orsetti, M. Sgorbini, published by Sciendo

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Individual counts and arithmetic means ± standard error of the mean (AM±SEM) of eggs per gram (EPG) of faeces from day 0 to day 42 in donkeys treated with a commercial polyherbal dewormer on day 0 and on day 21 (I to VIII), and in donkeys of the control group kept untreated (IX to XIV).

Evaluation of a marketed polyherbal dewormer against intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys

Article Category: Research Note

Publicado en línea: 25 ene 2020

Páginas: 78 - 82

Recibido: 15 jul 2019

Aceptado: 23 sept 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/helm-2020-0003

Palabras claveDonkeys, intestinal strongyles, herbal dewormer, phytotherapy

© 2020 R. A. Papini, C. Orsetti, M. Sgorbini, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Individual counts and arithmetic means ± standard error of the mean (AM±SEM) of eggs per gram (EPG) of faeces from day 0 to day 42 in donkeys treated with a commercial polyherbal dewormer on day 0 and on day 21 (I to VIII), and in donkeys of the control group kept untreated (IX to XIV).

Palabras clave
Donkeys, intestinal strongyles, herbal dewormer, phytotherapy