Anticoccidial effects of Ageratum conyzoides

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 6-9

  Nweze, N E ^a   Obiwulu, I S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anticoccidial; Broilers; Extract; Medicinal; Plant

Indexed keywords

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; AMPROLIUM; COCCIDIOSTATIC AGENT; DRINKING WATER;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRD; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BODY WEIGHT; CECUM; CHICK; COCCIDIOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EIMERIA TENELLA; FECES; HEMATOCRIT; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; OOCYST;

AMPROLIUM; ANIMALS; ASTERACEAE; BODY WEIGHT; CECUM; CHICKENS; COCCIDIOSIS; COCCIDIOSTATS; EIMERIA TENELLA; ERYTHROCYTES; OOCYSTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POULTRY DISEASES;

AGERATUM CONYZOIDES; ASTERACEAE; AVES; EIMERIA TENELLA;

EID: 59949101014     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2008.11.014     Document Type: Article

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