Herbal Remedies for coccidiosis in poultry

Coccidiosis is an economically important disease in the poultry industry. Eimeria species are protozoan parasites that infect the intestinal guts and cause symptoms and even death in poultry. Apart from anticoccidial chemicals and vaccines, plants and their compounds are emerging as an attractive alternative to control coccidiosis in poultry. In this presentation, we update and highlight recent advances in the functions and mechanisms of anticoccidial plants, including biological and chemical properties of the plants and compounds [1]. Emphasis is placed on the modes of action of the anticoccidial plants and compounds such as interference with the life cycle of Eimeria, regulation of host immunity to Eimeria, growth regulation of gut bacteria and/or multiple mechanisms. Biological actions, mechanisms and prophylactic/therapeutic potential of the compounds and extracts of plant origin in coccidiosis are summarized and discussed.

Finally, we include and discuss successful application of herbal remedies against coccidisois on the markets worldwide [2].

 

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On behalf of all authors, we declare no conflict of interest except that Wen-Chin Yang is an co-inventor of a anticoccidial formulation, Rotam-CS.

• References

• 1 Muthamilselvan T. et. al(2016). Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2657981.
• 2 Yang W.C. et. al (2015) Research in Veterinary Science,98: 74–81

Publication History

Article published online:
13 December 2021