Therapeutic and Safety Evaluation of Combined Aqueous Extracts of Azadirachta indica and Khaya senegalensis in Chickens Experimentally Infected with Eimeria Oocysts
Table 1
Effect of combined extracts of Azadirachta indica and Khaya senegalensis on red blood cell count, haemoglobin concentration, total white blood cell/differential counts of chickens infected with Eimeria oocysts.
Treatment
RBC × 1012
Hb (g/dL)
WBC × 109
Heterophils (%)
Lymphocyte (%)
Control (−ve)
1.944 ± 0.121
11.00 ± 1.266
12.32 ± 0.476
25.80 ± 3.137
78.33 ± 2.906
Control (+ve)
2.466 ± 0.370
12.20 ± 0.938
10.44 ± 0.33
23.00 ± 4.438
73.50 ± 3.524
100 mg/kg
2.123 ± 0.358
14.04 ± 0.248
9.02 ± 0.233
27.80 ± 4.067
42.40 ± 3.894
200 mg/kg
2.107 ± 0.066
12.82 ± 1.352
8.448 ± 0.354
25.20 ± 3.527
40.20 ± 5.417
400 mg/kg
2.040 ± 0.050
11.17 ± 0.667
10.56 ± 0.640
20.00 ± 2.983
76.33 ± 3.283
Values in the same column with different letters superscripts are significantly different.
