Effect of garlic oil extract on blood parameters in chickens infected with ectoparasites

Abstract EN

The study was conducted from September 2018 to April 2019, A total of 350 chicken samples were examined from different areas of the Basrah province for the diagnosis of ectoparasites and 154 chickens were infected with ectoparasites.

Four species of lice were isolated, which were Menacanthus cornutus, Menacanthus stramineus, Menacanthus pallidulus, Menapon gallinae and one species of mite which was Dermanyssus gallinae.

The experimental study was carried out to eliminate the ectoparasites where 24 chickens were purchased and placed in the field of the faculty of agriculture.

The chickens were divided into 3 groups.

First group was the control group and the second group was infected with ectoparasites and the third group was infected with ectoparasites which was sprayed with garlic extract at a concentration of 10%.

Ten days later, the blood parameters were measured for the three groups where the blood parameters of the group treated with garlic extract were close to the blood parameters of the control groupand show significant different (P<0.

05).