The anthelmintic efficacy of the plant, Albizia anthelmintica, against the nematode parasites Haemonchus contortus of sheep and Heligmosomoides polygyrus of mice

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-34

  Githiori, John B ^a,b   Höglund, Johan ^b   Waller, Peter J ^b   Baker, R Leyden ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Albizia anthelmintica; Anthelmintic efficacy; Haemonchus contortus; Heligmosomoides polygyrus; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SURFACTANT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

ALBIZIA ANTHELMINTICA; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BARK; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ERYTHROCYTE VOLUME; EXPERIMENT; EXTRACTION; FECES ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; KENYA; LARVA; MALE; MOUSE; NEMATODE; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PLANT; SHEEP; WEIGHT GAIN; WORM;

ALBIZIA; FABACEAE; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; HELIGMOSOMOIDES POLYGYRUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0142250882     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00218-8     Document Type: Article

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