Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada

Lans Cheryl, Turner, Turner Nancy

Description

Plants used for treating endo- and ectoparasites of rabbits and poultry in British Columbia included Arctium lappa (burdock), Artemisia sp. (wormwood), Chenopodium album (lambsquarters) and C. ambrosioides (epazote), Cirsium arvense (Canada thistle), Juniperus spp. (juniper), Mentha piperita (peppermint), Nicotiana sp. (tobacco), Papaver somniferum (opium poppy), Rubus spp. (blackberry and raspberry relatives), Symphytum officinale (comfrey), Taraxacum officinale (common dandelion), Thuja plicata (western redcedar) and Urtica dioica (stinging nettle).

Sujets

• Poultry
• Rabbits
• Ethnoveterinary medicine
• Ectoparasite
• Parasitism
• British Columbia

Informations

• Publié par: biomed
• Publié le: 01 janvier 2011
• Nombre de lectures: 34
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

Extrait

JOURNAL OF ETHNOBIOLOGY AND ETHNOMEDICINE

Organic parasite control for poultry and rabbits in British Columbia, Canada Lans and Turner

Lans and TurnerJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine2011,7:21 http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/7/1/21 (14 July 2011)