Effects of Components of Artemisia annua on Coccidia Infections in Chickens

Poultry Science

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1156-1163

  Allen, Patricia C ^a,b   Lydon, John ^a,c   Danforth, Harry D ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Parasite Biol and Epidemiol Lab   (United States)

^c Weed Science Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoccidial; Artemisia annua; Artemisinin; Coccidiosis; Feed additive

Indexed keywords

ACERVULINA; ARTEMISIA ANNUA; COCCIDIA; DRYOBALANOPS; EIMERIA; EIMERIA ACERVULINA; EIMERIA MAXIMA; EIMERIA TENELLA; GALLUS GALLUS;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISININ; ARTEMISININ DERIVATIVE; CAMPHOR; CINEOLE; CYCLOHEXANOL DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; MENTHOL; SESQUITERPENE; TERPENE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTEMISIA; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISIA; ARTEMISININS; CAMPHOR; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; CYCLOHEXANOLS; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MENTHOL; MONOTERPENES; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POULTRY DISEASES; SESQUITERPENES; TERPENES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031203312     PISSN: 00325791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ps/76.8.1156     Document Type: Article

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