1 Regional Center of Excellence for Avian Sciences, High School of Agronomy (ESA), University of Lomé, Togo
2 Laboratory of Engineering of Processes and Natural Resources (LAGEPREN) of the University of Lomé, Togo
3 Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, High School of Agronomy (ESA), University of Lomé, Togo
4 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Lomé, Togo
Research Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(01), 2530-2546
Received on 30 August 2024; revised on 24 October 2024; accepted on 26 October 2024.
Helminths are diseases which exist frequently with the poultry. To cure these parasitosis, breeders use very often synthetic products which are source of food poisoning for the consumers. However, past studies showed that some plants are known to their anthelmintic properties.
For sanitary biosafety, the current study aimed to gauge helminthic capacity of papaya seed and established the relationship between phytochemical composition and anthelminthic activity.
Qualitative and quantitative phytochemical analyses were carried out to identify phytoconstituents endowed with anthelmintic activity. Bioguided analyses were carried out in three months upon 260 Lohmann Brown cockerels which were divided in 5 batches: T-, T+, GP1, GP2, and GP. Cockerels of batches GP1, GP2 and GP3 received in their food papaya seed powder (5%) per month, respectively for one, two and three days. Batch T- did not receive any treatment but cockerels of batch T+ were treated by Levamisole (25%) on day per month.
Phytochemical tests revealed the presence of alkaloids, reducing compounds, flavonoids, tannins, proteins and coumarins as chemical group in the seeds. Bioguided analyses proved that the reduction rates of number of EPG in batches T+, GP1, GP2, et GP3 are respectively: 90.08; 28.00; 53.00, and 90.35, but it was negative in batch T-. Batches T+ and GP3 presented higher average weekly gains, while average cumulative weight gains were identical for batches T+ and GP3. Nevertheless, it was batch GP3 that provided the lowest consumption index.
In fact, cockerel treatment with papaya seed present almost the same anthelminthic efficacy as Levamisole.
Cockerels; Synthetic anthelmintic; Food poisoning; Papaya seed; Sanitary biosafety
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Namponi Dianam, Kosi Mawuena Novidzro, Komlan Mawouli Wampah and Kulo Abalo Essosinam. Phytochemical characterization, antioxidant activity and anthelmintic effect of Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae) seeds in Lohman Brown cockerels. World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 24(1), 2530-2546. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2024.24.1.3160