Anticoccidial Effect of Combined Ethnobotanicals Againts Eimeria spp. of Darag Native Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus L)

Abstract

Coccidiosis is a serious disease in poultry industry that causes bloody diarrhea and mortality if taken for granted. Thus, this study was conducted to evaluate a potential ethnobotanicals to be used as alternative to control coccidiosis in poultry specifically native chicken. The study utilized combined ethnobotanicals as treatments: combined Artemisia and Oregano, Artemisia and Garlic, and Oregano and Garlic combination at a dose of 1.5 g/kg bodyweight of chicken. A total of 75 heads of Darag native chicken were used in the study. The study was conducted at the Darag Research Project of CapSU Dumarao funded by LRDC. The study revealed that all ethnobotanicals combination were found effective against coccidia of Darag native chicken and has similar effects with the commercial coccidiostat.