Control of Avian Coccidiosis: Future and Present Natural Alternatives

Table 2

Evaluation of the activity of compounds supplemented in the diets of birds infected by Eimeria spp.

Source/compound	Parasite	Oocysts per gram in feces (dpi)	Body weight gain (g)	Lesion	Hematological parameters	Immune response analysis	Reference
Ageratum conyzoides (80% ethanol extract)	Et	56 × 10^4 ()	900^a	NE	E	NE	[69]
Eclipta alba (coumestans from methanolic extraction)	Et	4.67 ()	370	E	NE	NE	[70]
Tannic acid	Ea, Em, Et	3400 ()	NE	E	NE	NE	[86]
Curcuma longa/Capsicum/; Lentinula edodes	Ea	4.6 × 10^7 ()	550^a	NE	NE	NE	[87]
Carvacrol/; Cinnamaldehyde/; Capsicum oleoresin	Ea	4.5 × 10^7 ()	700^a	NE	NE	E	[71]
Garlic (Propyl thiosulfinate/Propyl thiosulfinate oxide)	Ea	1.3 × 10^8 (6–9)	570^a	NE	NE	E	[88]
Emblica officinalis (tannins)	Ea, Em, En, Et	50 × 10^3 ()	12^a,b	E	NE	E	[89]
Musa paradisiaca (methanolic extract)	Et	0.45 × 10^3 ()	NE	NE	E	NE	[90]
Ganoderma lucidum (aqueous extract)	Et	0 ()	E	NE	E	NE	[91]
Aloe vera	Em	1.6 × 10^7 (6–10)	260^a	E	NE	NE	[92]
Green tea	Em	19 × 10^6 ()	60^a	NE	NE	NE	[58]

Approximated value; ^bdry weight gain; dpi: days post-infection; E: parameter evaluated; NE: parameter not evaluated; Et: E. tenella, Em: E. maxima, Ea: E. acervulina, and En: E. necatrix. Descriptive characteristics.