A Study on the efficacy of a herbal dewormer in vembur sheep flock

Abstract :

Ethyl acetate, methanol and aqueous extracts of the bark saraca asoca (Roxb) Wild.were screened against the enteric pathogenic isolates, namely, Escherichia coli, Shigella sonnei and Salmonellaenteritis. All the extracts other than aqueous extract showed antimicrobial activity with the methanol extract having the highest percentage of activity. Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of flavones and tannins in the methanol extract.