ANTICOCCIDIAL PROPERTIES OF PHYTOGENICS
Anticoccidial properties of different natural products of plant origin were examined. Allen et al., [9]
examined the effect of Artemisia annua and its components on chickens infected with coccidia.
Authors found that when a dried Artemisia annua leaves offered to infected chicks at a level of 5%
over a period of 3 weeks resulted in a significant protection against lesions due to E. tenella but not
due to E. acervulina or E. maxima. When this product given to chicks immunized with a live vaccine
at a level of 1% over a period of 5 weeks it produced a significant protection in partially immunized
chicks against E. acervulina and E. tenella lesions from a dual species challenge infection. When a
pure compound of artemisinin which is one of the components of A. annua, was offered at a level of
Original Article
Bulletin of Environment, Pharmacology and Life Sciences
Online ISSN 2277 – 1808
Bull. Environ. Pharmacol. Life Sci.; Volume 1 [7] June 2012: 22 - 24
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