Diepluc - Chlorophyll

The rationale behind this project was to employ the knowledge of adaptive research in animal health care by conducting field experiments as to the efficacy of a botanical species-Carica papaya in eradicating/ checking worm burden in poultry due to the identified limitations against the use of conventional anthelmintics. The research work was carried out with an experimental flock of One hundred and twenty cockerels divided intothree treatments A, B, C of 4 replicates with 10 birds per replicate. Oven dried ground latex of pawpaw was the medicament used in treating the birds at 16 weeks following artificial helminth infestation. A week after treatment, faecal analysis/egg count showed 26.9% and 77.8% reduction in Egg per gram (Epg) in Treatment A (treated with 300mg/dose) and Treatment B, (treated with 400mg/dose) respectively while in Treatment C (the Control) the reduction percentage in Epg was-8.33%. From the results obtained, it was confirmed that the anthelmintic potential in Carica papaya latex used in the experimental flock was responsible for the varying helminth egg per gram at faecal analysis following medication. Successful reduction in worm-burden was witnessed at dosage of 1200mg i.e. 400mg dose/day.