Plant parts and extracts having anticoccidial activity
Methods of administering a composition that comprises plant extracts selected from the group consisting of Quercus infectoria, Rhus chinensis and Terminalia chebula containing compounds such as gallic acid, derivative of gallic acid, gallotannins and hydrosable tannins, which have been found to control coccidiosis in poultry and, more specifically, coccidiosis caused by Eimeria spp. The plant extracts result in a reduction of lesion score, oocysts per gram of fecal matter and mortality.
1. A method of controlling coccidiosis in animals, comprising the step of administering a plant extract to the animal, said plant extract from a plant selected from the group consisting of Quercus infectoria and Rhus chinensis , said plant extract being administered to the animals in a dose of at least 10 ppm.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant extract is administered to the animals in a dose of from about 12.5 to 50 ppm.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plant extract is administered in combination with an anti- mycoplasma drug without observable adverse effects.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the coccidiosis is caused by Eimeria spp.
5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the Eimeria spp. are selected from the group consisting of E. tenella, E. maxima and E. acervulina.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein controlling coccidiosis includes a reduction in lesion score, oocysts per gram of fecal matter or mortality.
7. A method of controlling coccidiosis in animals, comprising the step of administering a microemulsion, wherein the microemulsion comprises a plant extract, and wherein the plant extract is from a plant selected from the group consisting of Quercus infectoria and Rhus chinensis , said plant extract being administered to the animals in a dose of at least 10 ppm.
8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the plant extract is administered in a dose of from 12.5 to 50 ppm.
9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the microemulsion is administered in combination with an anti- mycoplasma drug without observable adverse effects.
10. The method of claim 7 , wherein the coccidiosis is caused by Eimeria spp.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the Eimeria spp. are selected from the group consisting of E. tenella, E. maxima and E. acervulina.
12. The method of claim 7 , wherein controlling coccidiosis includes a reduction in lesion score, oocysts per gram of fecal matter or mortality.