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Effect of Senna alata Leaf as an Alternative Anti-coccidian on Growth Performance, Oocyst Counts and Carcass Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

Yahaya, Mariam O*. and Bolu, S.A

Federal College of Animal Health and Production Technology, Moor Plantation Ibadan Oyo State, Nigeria.
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ilorin, Ilorin Kwara State Nigeria

Malaysian J. Anim. Sci. 2023 26(1): 44-52

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A sixty-three (63) days experiment was conducted to assess the effects of Senna alata leaf meal as an alternative anti-coccidian in the water of broiler chickens using one hundred and fifty, a day old Abor acre broiler chickens raised in a deep litter system in five treatments with three replicates each. Treatment one was the control which had only water, treatment two had 0.25ml of Diclosol (Diclazuril 10mg) per litre of water. Treatment three had 1.5g of Senna alata leaf meal per litre of water, treatment four had 1g of Embaccoc (Sulfametrazole 200mg + Trimethoprim 40gm + Vit K 20gm) per litre of water while treatment five had 1g of Prococc (Amprolium 200mg + Sulfaquinoxaline 200mg + Vit K 2mg) per 3 litres of water. Data on the growth performance, oocyst count of Eimeria spp and carcass characteristics were collected. Results obtained showed 1.5g of Senna alata leaf per litre of drinking water significantly reduced (P<0.05) the oocyst count of caecum in the third week from (483.30o/g) to (233.00o/g), and in the sixth week, from (1686.70o/g) to (166.67o/g) after administration. There was a significant difference (p<0.05) in the breast, wings, shank, proventriculus and liver with variations in the values obtained for the various treatments. It was concluded that Senna alata inclusion as an alternative anti-coccidian reduced the oocyst count of Eimeria species in the ileum and caecum of the broiler chickens.