A Field Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Medicinal Plants, Artemisia Herba Alba, Coriandrum sativum, Allium sativum, and Their Combination on Internal Parasites in Horses in The Western Region of Libya

Abstract

The experimental work was conducted between March and April 2023 at the research laboratory of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, University of Zawia. Fifty fecal samples were collected from horses in the western area of Libya and sent to the lab. The medical plants used in this experiment were Coriandrum sativum, Artemisia herba alba, and Allium sativum. The EPG values (Mean ± SD) pre-treatment of the control group was 585± 187.48 on day 0, and the highest EPG value was 1020± 140.17, on day 21, while the EPG values (Mean ± SD) in the post-treatment groups on day 21 were 21± 10.14, 30± 14.25, 180± 56.35, and 342± 142.22 respectively, which was higher than the pre-treatment group 1020± 140.17at day 21. The efficacy of three medical plants was significantly higher (p<0.05) than Coriandrum sativum or Allium sativum alone. The EPG values (Mean ± SD) in horses of group 2 (T2) on days 7, 14, and 21, were 210± 30.85, 53± 23.12, and 21± 10.14 respectively. The highest EPG values (Mean ± SD) were in group 5 (T5) which was treated with Allium sativum on all day of the experiment, and the lowest EPG values (Mean ± SD) were in group 2 (T2) which was treated with the mixture of plants powder Coriandrum sativum 20gm, Artemisia herba alba 20gm, and Allium sativum 20gm by 1:1:1), on all day of the experiment.