The anthelmintic efficacy of some indigenous plants in the Northwest province of Cameroon

Abstract

Experiments were conducted in nine groups of eight calves to determine the  anthelmintic efficacy of four indigenous plants; namely, Terminalia  glaucescens, Vernonia amygladina, Solanum aculeastrum, and Khaya  anthotheca. Calf fecal samples were collected at days 0, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35,  and 42 for fecal egg counts by the McMaster slide technique. Results showed  that Solanum aculeastrum, Khaya anthotheca and Vernonia amygladina were  efficacious with fecal egg count reductions of 34.4, 55.8, and 52.4%,  respectively, at full doses at day 21 posttreatment.