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Toxicity assessment of marjoram and pomegranate aqueous extracts for Cobb chicken, non-target organisms of pest control
- Source :
- Tropical Animal Health and Production. 52:3331-3335
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.
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Abstract
- This research aimed to evaluate the effect of 5% aqueous extracts of marjoram (Origanum majorana L.) and pomegranate (Punica granatum L.) on Cobb chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus L.), as a model to birds as non-target organisms for pest control. The extracts were prepared using dried ground leaves. The powder obtained was then added to distilled water to obtain 5% extract (w/v). After 48 h, the plant extracts were filtered and added to the feed of 36 female birds. For that, the chicken (12 days old) were acclimated for 3 days before starting the experiment. The plant extracts were administered for 6 days, always preceded by at least 14-h starvation. The birds were evaluated for 11 days, assessing behaviour, feed consumption and animal performance. After sacrificing the birds, histopathological examination was performed, and intestinal villi were measured. No death nor any alteration occurred during the experiment. There was no statistical difference among the treatments regarding feed consumption and performance even though there was intestinal villi reduction.
- Subjects :
- 040301 veterinary sciences
Statistical difference
Biology
Pomegranate
0403 veterinary science
Non target
Food Animals
Origanum
Animals
Food science
Aqueous solution
Plant Extracts
business.industry
0402 animal and dairy science
Pest control
04 agricultural and veterinary sciences
biology.organism_classification
040201 dairy & animal science
Distilled water
Punica
Toxicity
Female
Animal Science and Zoology
Pest Control
business
Chickens
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 15737438 and 00494747
- Volume :
- 52
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Tropical Animal Health and Production
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5c69bac170e0ef85409290a807d04825