Acaricidal property of kuppaimeni (Acalypha indica) against natural Psoroptes cuniculi infestation in broiler rabbits

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1003-1006

  Singh, D Anandha Prakash ^a,b   Raman, M ^a,b   Saradha, V ^a,b   Jayabharathi, P ^a,b   Ramesh Saravana Kumar, V ^a,b  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b VETERINARY COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Acalypha indica; Kuppaimeni; Psoroptes cuniculi; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

ACALYPHA INDICA EXTRACT; ACARICIDE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; HAIR GROWTH; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFESTATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; MITE; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VIRULENCE; PSOROPTES CUNICULI; RABBIT; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACALYPHA INDICA; ACARI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PSOROPTES CUNICULI;

EID: 16244397369     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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