PROCESS OF PREPARING A BETEL NUT (ARECA CATECHU) DEWORMING COMPOSITION FOR CHICKENS
Assignee / Owner: Capiz State University (CapSU)
Field / Industry: Animal Health
Patent Number / Registration Number: 2-2015-000497
Status of Application: Granted
Brief Description / Features of the Technology:
The technology relates to the process for preparing the anthelmintic or deworming composition for chicken comprised of seeds of betel nut (Areca catechu) in powder form.
Problem Addressed:
The prevalence of internal parasitism in native chicken throughout the tropics and elsewhere is recognized as a major constraint to livestock production (Giothion, et ai, 2004). Internal parasites can severely reduce the productivity of poultry and cause mortality in the most severe cases. Poultry are infected by a number of internal parasites such as ascaridia or poultry intestinal round worms, cecal worms, capillary worms, gapeworms and tapeworms. Heavily infected birds may show lack of energy, emaciati9n and diarrhea. The primary damage is reduced efficiency of feed utilization, but death has been observed in severe infections. The disease is also prevalent in developing countries where traditional medicine is largely depended upon.
Advantages
- The technology is a simple and effective process for producing an effective anthelmintic against egg and adult parasites, in particular roundworms and tapeworms.
- The main component, Areca catechu or betel nut or bunga is a species of palm grown mainly in Asian countries, like the Philippines for seed crop. The chemical constituents of A. Catechu have been investigated for, among others, anti-nematicidal/ helmintic. The seed contains several alkaloids belonging to the pyridine group. Most important of them physiologically is arecoline (Chu, 2001), which is known and used medicinally as anthelmintic.
- Based on studies, betel nut anthelmintics are comparable to the expensive commercial dewormers in terms of efficacy. It is also cheaper in terms of cost.
Market Potential / Application
- The technology is an economical and an alternative way to reduce the parasitic burden to tolarable level through a simple and effective process for producing an effective anthelmintic against egg and adult parasites, in particular roundworms and tapeworms.
- The anthelmintic produced through this process is a cheap source of anthelmintics to complement the commercially manufactures parasitic drugs against internal parasitism. The control of parasitic diseases will lead to the stable supply of native chickens and alleviate poverty in the countryside.
Inventor/s:
Bede P. Ozaraga
Ma. Sylvia I. Ozaraga
Marineth B. Barrios