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Dried, ground banana plant leaves (Musa spp.) for the control of Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis infections in sheep

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To evaluate the anthelmintic effect of Musa spp. leaves, 12 animals were artificially infected with Haemonchus contortus, and another 12 animals were infected with Trichostrongylus colubriformis. Then, both treatment groups were offered 400 g of dried ground banana plant leaves, and the control animals were offered only 1000 g of coast cross hay. During the trials, the animals received weekly physical examinations. The methods used to evaluate the efficiency of this treatment were packed cell volume, total plasma protein and faecal egg counts, and egg hatchability tests were performed on days −2, +3, +6, +9, +13 and +15. Coproculture tests were performed on day −2 to confirm monospecific infections. In the FEC and EHT, a statistically significant difference (0.04, 0.005; p < 0.05) was noted for T. colubriformis. There were no statistically significant differences (p > 0.05) for Haemochus contortus group in all tests. Our results confirmed previous findings suggesting that dried ground banana plant leaves possess anthelmintic activity.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia da Universidade de São Paulo for the support and to the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for their financial support - 2009/14024-3. These experiments comply with the current Brazilian law.

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All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institution (School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science of University of São Paulo, protocol number 1829/2009) at which the studies were conducted.

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    L. Gregory, B. L. M. Ribeiro, L. K. F. Silva, E. C. Marques, E. B. S. Meira Jr., R. S. Rossi, P. H. Sampaio, H. Louvandini & M. Y. Hasegawa

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Gregory, L., Yoshihara, E., Ribeiro, B.L.M. et al. Dried, ground banana plant leaves (Musa spp.) for the control of Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis infections in sheep. Parasitol Res 114, 4545–4551 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-015-4700-z

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