ISSN 2756-3707
International Journal of Histology and Cytology ISSN 2756-3707 Vol. 13 (1), pp. 001-004, January, 2025. Available online at www.internationalscholarsjournals.org © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
In-Vitro Evaluation of African Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) Extracts as Anthelmintic Agents Against Bovine Nematode Eggs
Soetan K. O.1*, Lasisi O. T.2 and Agboluaje A. K.1
1Department of Veterinary Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
2Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Accepted 25 November, 2024
The effects of the aqueous extracts of seeds and leaves of the African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa) on the viability of the eggs of cattle gastrointestinal helminthes was evaluated in cattle in vitro. The faecal egg counts (FEC) was determined using the modified McMaster technique. The seed extracts produced maximum inhibition of the hatchability of the helminth eggs at 0.3, 0.7 and 1.2 ml while the leave extracts produced maximum inhibition at 0.3 and 2.0 ml. The study concluded that the seed extracts has a better potential for use as an anthelmintic agent than the leaf extract.
Key words: Parkia biglobosa, anthelmintic, cattle, helminth eggs.