PROCESS OF PREPARING AN IPIL IPIL (LEUCAENA GAUCA OR LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA) DEWORMING COMPOSITION FOR CHICKENS
Assignee / Owner: Capiz State University (CapSU)
Field / Industry: Animal Health
Patent Number / Registration Number: 2-2015-000498
Status of Application: Granted
Brief Description / Features of Technology:
The technology relates to the process for producing an anthelmintic or dewormer for chicken comprising of seeds of ipil ipil (Leucaena gauca or Leucaena leucocephala) 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 20 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, emaciation and diarrhea. The primary damage is reduced efficiency of feed utilization, but death has been observed in severe infections.
Advantages
The technology is a simple and effective process for producing an anthelmintic from Leucaena leucocephala or ipil ipil, a herbal plant under the family of Mimosaceaea which are commonly found in the Philippine and a species investigated and found effective as anti-nematicidallhelmintic against roundworms.
Market Potential / Application
The technology is an economical and an alternative way to reduce the parasitic burden to tolerable 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