Abstract

Phytomedicine efficacy and prospects in poultry; a new insight to old anthelmintic resistance

Authors: Saba Rashid, Faisal Hafeez, Rehan Ashraf, Aqsa Shoukat, Ahmad Nawaz, Kumail Hassan

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.71081/cvj/2024.009

Abstract
With the advancing population, poultry has attained a valuable food and economic position. It has become a necessary business, from scavenging backyard poultry to the $7.87 billion net worth of JBS poultry. Any kind of minor disturbance may cause a high strain on poultry production and parasitic infections are impacting the poultry industry in terms of production and management. As directly concerned with the gastrointestinal tract, parasitic infections hamper the feed conversion ratio, which is the base of poultry farming. Drugs used to treat these parasitic infections are losing their sensitivity because of various factors, including unchecked and repetitive use. Veterinary ethnopharmacology is adapting towards the use of botanicals, essential oils, and natural remedies to treat these parasitic infections. Recent studies have proved the efficacy of these products. This review aims to provide a brief comparison of these herbal products with anthelmintics, their efficacy, and their future in ethnopharmacology.

Keywords: Resistance ,Phytomedicine, Poultry, Herbal, plants