Effects of Vernonia amygdalina methanol leaf extract and fractions on Ascaridia galli in experimentally infected birds with regard to its pathological effect

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Table 8 Mean worm counts and percentage deparasitization of Ascaridia galli by extract and fractions of Vernonia amygdalina

Treatments	Dosage (mg/kg)	Mean ± SEM worm counts	% Deparasitization
DW	5 ml/kg	16.0 ± 1.0^a	0.0
ALB		1.0 ± 0.0^b	93.8
CME	200	3.7 ± 0.9^c	77.5
	400	2.0 ± 0.6^c	87.75
	800	1.3 ± 0.9^bc	91.86
BF	200	4.0 ± 0.6^c	75.51
	400	3.3 ± 0.9^c	79.61
	800	2.7 ± 0.9^c	85.73
EAF	200	4.0 ± 1.2^c	73.48
	400	4.0 ± 0.6^c	75.5
	800	3.0 ± 0.6^c	81.63

Values with the different superscript alphabets differ significantly at P < 0.05
DW, distilled water; ALB, albendazole; CME, crude methanol extracts; BF, butanol fraction; EAF, ethyl acetate fraction