Ethnobotanical Dewormer for Native Chicken

The native chicken industry in the Philippines faces a high mortality rate of 40%. This challenge may be attributed to the internal parasites acquired by the raised native chickens.

The featured technology is a dewormer for native chickens through a formulation of ethnobotanicals against internal parasitism. The combined ethnobotanicals of lpil-ipil & Betel nuts are most effective in treating roundworms of Darag native chicken which is comparable to the effect of commercial dewormer.