Efficacy of Thai Cooper Pod Leaf(Senna siamea) and Tamarind Seed(Tamarindus indica Linn.) for Elimination of Gartro-intestinal Parasite in Goat

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of Thai Copper Pod leaf (Senna
siamea) and tamarind seed (Tamarindus indica Linn.) in eliminating goat gastro-intestinal parasite. Nine
goats were divided into 3 treatments, each containing 3 goats. The three anthelmintic treatments
consisted of 1) albendazole 7.5 mg/Kg BW orally 2) Thai Copper Pod leaf extract (ground Thai Copper
Pod leaf 130 g mixed with coconut milk 250 cc) 3) ground tamarind seed 10 g/Kg BW orally. Simple
floatation technique was used for quantitative analysis of nematode egg count in feces, before
treatment, 7 and 14 days post-treatment. The results for quantitative reduction of nematode egg count
7 days post-treatment in treatment 1, 2 and 3 were 59.11%, 37.44% and 43.76%, respectively. The
results for increase quantitative reduction of nematode egg count 14 days post-treatment in treatment
1, 2 and 3 were 32.19%, 26.95% and 29.72%, respectively. Treatment 3 provided near reduction and
treatment 1 also provided significant reduction. Efficient goat gastro-intestinal parasites elimination can
be attained with tamarind seed, with reduce anthelmintic cost and locally availability.