COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF PINEAPPLE (ANANUS COMOSUS) STEM AND IVERMECTIN AGAINST GASTRO-INTESTINAL NEMATODIASIS IN CATTLE IN DINAJPUR DISTRICT

Abstract

An experiment was carried out in the laboratory of the department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur and Asia Dairy Farm, Boroil, Gopalgonj,Dinajpur, during the period from July to December/2012. 15 cattle were randomly divided into 3 groups (A, B and C). Group A was kept for control, Group B was treated with Pineapple stem and Group C was treated with the Ivermectin. Those two were screened for assessment their comparative efficacy against gastro-intestinal nematodiasis in cattle in Dinajpur District. Pineapple stem was used at a dose of 150mg/kg bwt for seven consecutive days and Ivermectin at a dose of 200ug/kg bwt as a single dose. Efficacy was recorded as compared to control on the basis of fecal egg count. Ivermectin showed 100% efficacy within 28" days of treatment. On the other hand, Pineapple stem showed 80% efficacy on 28" day of treatment. Weekly observations were recorded for live body weight, weekly gain in weight, weekly feed consumption, feed efficiency and blood parameters of cattle for six months. All the treatment groups B (106.01) and C (1.25) recorded significantly higher means for live body weight than that of control A (90) group.