Comparative efficacy of herbal and modern anthelmintics against gastrointestinal worms in goats reared in free range system of grazing

Gastrointestinal parasite diseases, which cause slow growth, poor reproductive performance, and mortality, are one of the key obstacles for a lucrative goat business in tropical subtropical regions, including India. The predominant method managing livestock parasites has been use synthetic anthelmintics, may lead small ruminants to acquire resistance these treatments. Herbal medicine is an alternative way control. For reasons, despite therapeutic practices all over world, interest screening medicinal plants anthelmintic properties remained high. Aloe traditional herbal cure used heal several ailments. Goats bred this study on large grazing facility. Sixty goats both sexes aged between 1 3 years were primarily selected study. Out this, thirty heavily gastrointestinal helminths infected research. divided into three groups. (Ten goats/group). Group A-Albendazole @ 10 mg/kg solution was administered orally. B-Aloe Vera pulp 250gm/goat C-No drug as untreated control group. Fecal samples collected directly from rectum day 0, 7, 14 28 post treatment. During it also observed that there no significant (p>0.05) changes EPG animals Albendazole exhibited 100% efficacy 14th 28th treatment, whereas aloe vera Anthelmintic well established when compared with shown leaves have marked property.