Anthelmintic efficacy of garlic [Allium sativum L.] on commercial broilers raised in semi-confined system

Date

12-2014

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Animal Science

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Julienne Hurtada

Co-adviser

Maria Undine Paz A.

Abstract

To determine the efficacy of garlic (Allium sativum L.) against gastrointestinal parasites of commercial broilers raised in semi-confined system, 40 pre-infected birds were divided into 4 treatments with varying dietary supplementation of garlic (0 g, 30 g, 60 g, 90 g). The treatments were replicated 5 times with 2 birds per replicate. Fecal egg count and adult worm count were obtained to compare the efficacy of garlic at varying concentrations in feeds. Also, body weight was obtained to determine weight difference on chickens before and after the treatment. Roundworms and tapeworms are the predominant gastrointestinal parasites found in the broilers raised in semi-confined system. Results showed that garlic, T3 (60 g) was effective in reducing tapeworms and eliminating whipworm eggs after the first deworming. It also showed effectiveness in reducing roundworms after the second deworming wherein T3 (60 g) and T4 (90 g) were found more effective than T2 (30 g). Results showed that T3 (60 g) is effective in significantly reducing the parasite load in the gastrointestinal tract.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 2014 A3 /L83

Document Type

Thesis

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