A comparative study of the efficacy of piperazine and Carica papaya for the control of helminth parasites in village chickens in Zambia

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 315-318

  Chota, Amos ^a   Sikasunge, Chummy Sikalizyo ^a   Phiri, Andrew M ^a   Musukwa, Martha N ^a   Haazele, Felix ^a   Phiri, Isaac K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock   (Zambia)

Author keywords

Carica papaya; Chicken; Helminths; Herbal therapy; Piperazine; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CARICA PAPAYA; GALLUS GALLUS; VERMES;

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT; PIPERAZINE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; PLANT EXTRACT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEMATODIASIS; PAPAYA; PARASITOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ZAMBIA;

ANIMALS; ANTHELMINTICS; CARICA; CHICKENS; NEMATODE INFECTIONS; PIPERAZINES; PLANT EXTRACTS; POULTRY DISEASES; ZAMBIA;

EID: 77951635666     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9432-6     Document Type: Article

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