Evaluation of Anticoccidial Activity of Citrus aurantium L. Ethanolic Leaf Extract against Experimental Eimeria tenella Infection in Broiler Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus)

• Published in: Pharmacological research. Modern Chinese medicine Vol. 4; p. 100138
• Main Authors: Ishaq, Abubakar Nuhu, Sani, Dahiru, Abdullahi, Shuaibu Akpai, Jolayemi, Kelvin Olutimilehin, Ebbo, Abdullahi Aliyu, Jatau, Isa Danladi, Gadzama, Ibrahim M.K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 01.09.2022
• Subjects: Anticoccidial; Broiler chickens; Citrus aurantium; Eimeria tenella; Ethanol; Leaf extract

Background: Coccidiosis is a debilitating poultry disease that costs the world more than £10.4 billion annually. Citrus aurantium L, also known as bitter orange, belongs to the family Rutaceae, it's been used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat nausea, constipation, cancer, cardiovascular...