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Indian Journal of Animal Research, volume 52 issue 3 (march 2018) : 470-473

Anticoccidial activity of different forms of Aloe vera

Hafiz Atif Munir, Haroon Akbar, Muhammad Lateef, Imran Rashid, Raheela Akhtar, Jawad Nazir, Shahid Hussain Farooqi
1Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan
Cite article:- Munir Atif Hafiz, Akbar Haroon, Lateef Muhammad, Rashid Imran, Akhtar Raheela, Nazir Jawad, Farooqi Hussain Shahid (2017). Anticoccidial activity of different forms of Aloe vera. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 52(3): 470-473. doi: 10.18805/ijar.B-534.

ABSTRACT

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the anticoccidial efficacy of three different forms of Aloe vera including powder form, aqueous and methanol extracts. Although powdered and aqueous forms of Aloe vera also exhibited anticoccidial activity but its methanol extracts at higher concentration (4g) showed better weight gain and less oocyst per gram count in comparison of Amprolium (anticoccidial drug). We concluded that due to its anticoccidial activity Aloe vera can contribute to minimize the use of growth promoter antibiotics in poultry feed.

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