Study on anthelmintic potential of a tropical plant, Ketapang (Terminalia catappa) leaves against Haemonchus contortus infection in goats

Abstract

Anthelmintic resistance is a worldwide problem including Malaysia. This situation has been limitting the effectiveness of anthelmintic drugs that are normally used to treat helminth infection in ruminants. In this study, the ethnoveterinary medicine has been applied as an alternative method in order to overcome this problem.