scholarly journals Field based efficacy assessment of some ethno-herbal practice as an alternative anthelminthic approach in Black Bengal goat in Tribal area of Bengal

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-262
Author(s):  
Chinmoy Maji ◽  
◽  
K Pal ◽  
SS Kesh ◽  
J Mukherjee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Tribal Area ◽  
Efficacy Assessment ◽  
Parasitic Load ◽  
Tribal Farmers ◽  
Black Bengal Goat ◽  
Intensive System

Bengal goats reared in semi-intensive system by marginal tribal farmers of West Bengal, India are naturally infested with endoparasites due to different managemental and climatic factors. Easily available ethnoveterinary herbs like Swertia chirata, Piper Nigrum and Nigella sativa mixture were assessed as an alternative anthelminthic approach compared with market available dewormers in parasite infested goat in field level. The study based on 36 bengal goats revealed that the herbal mixture is as effective as chemical dewormer to reduce the parasitic load. Moreover, the total protein and AST value is better in herbal treated goats

A Demographic Study of Mirpur: A Village in Coastal Midnapore District, West Bengal

1980 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amitabha Basu ◽  
Ranjan Gupta ◽  
Kalyan K. Bhattacharya
Keyword(s):  
West Bengal ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
High Growth ◽  
High Growth Rate ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
High Fertility ◽  
Base Of The Pyramid ◽  
Younger Women ◽  
Parasitic Load ◽  
Completed Family Size

SummaryMirpur is a small village of 320 individuals in coastal Midnapore district, West Bengal, the inhabitants of which claim partial Portuguese ancestry. The demographic data collected in Mirpur are reported here. The age structure of the population suggests a growing population trend, but a constriction at the base of the pyramid indicates a recent decline of fertility. The completed family size, net reproductive index and total fertility rate are also compatible with high growth rate, but the age-specific fertility rates are lower in the younger than in the older women. The infant mortality rate is low in general, and is lower in the offspring of the younger women. The Mirpurians suffer from protein-calorie malnutrition and heavy intestinal parasitic load. The possible relationships among high fertility, malnutrition and high parasitic load are discussed.

scholarly journals Resistance of Black Bengal goat to Haemonchus contortus

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
NN Retee ◽  
MMH Mondal ◽  
AI Omar ◽  
K Periasamy ◽  
JF Garcia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Haemonchus Contortus ◽  
Field Trial ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Gastrointestinal Nematode ◽  
Parasite Load ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Hilly Region ◽  
Parasitic Load ◽  
Black Bengal Goat ◽  
Age And Sex

Artificial challenge trial and field trial were carried out in two populations of Black Bengal goat in Bangladesh to evaluate the resistance to Haemonchus Contortus-a major gastrointestinal nematode in goat. Artificial challenge trial revealed that there was no difference in susceptibility of H. contortus in Black Bengal goat of hilly region (BBH) and Black Bengal goat of western region (BBW). In absence of parasitic infection, growth rate of kids of both populations were almost equal. Field trial was conducted with kids of BBW population to find out the within breed variation. Numerically, there was variation among the individuals for parasitic load however the results were statistically insignificant (p > 0.05). At individual level, the parasite load ranged from 100 to 400 eggs per gram (epg). The location of villages, age and sex of kids did not influence on the parasitic load of kids. There was no interaction for location, age and sex for body weight at day 8. The Packed Cell Volume and Hemoglobin values differed significantly (p < 0.01) due to age of kids at day 8 and 28 after deworming. The results indicate that Black Bengal goat can be considered as resilience to H. contortus. Progressive Agriculture 30 (1): 55-64, 2019

scholarly journals Variability in fecal egg count of Haemonchus contortus infection to native goat breeds of China and Bangladesh under natural grazing condition

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 473-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
AI Omar ◽  
MBB Alam ◽  
MO Faruque ◽  
MM Mondal ◽  
MS Raihan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Haemonchus Contortus ◽  
Generalized Linear Model ◽  
Gastrointestinal Nematode ◽  
Pack Cell Volume ◽  
Fecal Egg Count ◽  
Hilly Region ◽  
Goat Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Parasitic Load ◽  
Black Bengal Goat

Haemonchus contortus is a major gastrointestinal nematode affecting goat in China and Bangladesh like many countries in the world. The aim of this study was to evaluate the susceptibility of Haemonchus contortus infection in different goat breeds/populations in China and Bangladesh under the natural grazing condition.  Fecal Egg of Haemonchus contortus was counted from 430 goats in both countries using McMaster’s technique. Body weight, Pack Cell Volume and Hemoglobin value were measured for Bangladeshi goats. Statistical analysis was done after transforming data into log10 (n+1), where n is the number of egg per gram feces and analysis of variance was done by using Generalized Linear Model procedures of computer package of SAS. Prevalence of parasite and Fecal Egg Count varied significantly (P<0.01) in all six goat populations. The highest prevalence (88.89%) of Haemonchus contortus infection was found in Enshi Black and the highest parasitic load (527.74 ±78.13 epg) was found in Chinese hybrid goat population. Most of the individuals, except Chinese hybrid goats, had Fecal Egg Count less than 300 epg. Fecal Egg Count between sexes within breed of goat did not differ significantly (P>0.05). Black Bengal goat in the hilly region of Bangladesh was the least susceptible to Haemonchus contortus infection in term of Fecal Egg Count. Our study suggests that Chinese goat breeds were more susceptible to Haemonchus contortus infection as compared to Black Bengal goat of Bangladesh under natural grazing condition. Further studies on immune-genetics aspects of goats might be helpful to find out the actual causes of such differences and to develop disease resistant breed of goat.Progressive Agriculture 27 (4): 473-481, 2016

An evidence-based review of medicinal plants used in traditional Persian medicine for treatment of osteoarthritis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soodeh Karami ◽  
Shiva Shamshiri ◽  
Mohammad Abdollahi ◽  
Roja Rahimi
Keyword(s):  
Side Effects ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Indirect Evidence ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
New Drugs ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Therapeutic Goals ◽  
Persian Medicine ◽  
Traditional Persian Medicine

: Osteoarthritis (OA) is known to be the leading cause of pain and disability in the elderly. The prevalence of this disease in adults over 60 years was 9.6% in men and 18% in women. The therapeutic goals of this disease generally include pain relief with the least side effects, improvement of articular function and improvement of life, in which pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments are performed in different protocols. Due to the common side effects of pain relievers and complaints after invasive joint surgeries, there is a growing interest in the use of Traditional and Complementary protocols in OA treatment. In this paper, different sources of Traditional Persian Medicine (TPM) were searched to obtain any evidences evaluating any medicinal plants in the management of OA. Over 250 effective medicinal plants for the treatment of OA have been introduced in these sources, and by searching electronic databases including PubMed and Scopus, we have found that of these plants, 39 have direct or indirect evidence in the treatment of this complication by different mechanism of actions such as effect on Body mass index (BMI), obesity and dyslipidemia, anti-inflammatory, anti-nociceptive and antioxidant activity. The most important medicinal plants with direct evidences in the management of OA are Allium sativum, Commiphora mukul, Linum usitatissimum, Matricaria chamomilla, Nigella sativa, Zingiber officinale, and Piper nigrum. Medicinal plants seem to be a valuable source for discovering and identifying new drugs for treatment of OA; however, since most of studies are preclinical, further clinical trials are required to achieve more conclusive results.

scholarly journals Seasonal Influence on The Occurrence of Haemonchus contortus Infection in Slaughtered Black Bengal Goats in Bangladesh

1970 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Shahiduzzaman ◽  
MA Alim ◽  
M Rahman ◽  
MMH Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Sex Ratio ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Infection Rate ◽  
Haemonchus Contortus ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Seasonal Influence ◽  
Positive Correlation ◽  
Average Maximum ◽  
One Year ◽  
Black Bengal Goat

Seasonal influence on the occurrence of Haemonchus contortus parasite was studied on 672 slaughtered Black Bengal goats during one year period from July 2002 to June 2003. An overall 65.63% goats had H. contortus infection and significantly (p < 0.01) higher infection rate was recorded in female (70.43%) than male (58.61%) goats. A positive correlation between the occurrence of H. contortus infection and climatic factors was recorded. Significantly (p < 0.01) highest infection rate of H. contortus was recorded during rainy (72.57 %) season in comparison to summer (66.46%) and winter (51.54%) seasons. The infection was recorded at the peak in July (84.42%) and lowest in January (46.15%). The load of H. contortus per abomasum varied significantly (p < 0.05) in different months of the year and an average maximum number of parasites per abomasum was recorded in July (41.25) and the minimum in March (5.52). In case of sex ratio of the parasites always the female (60.73%) were found to be dominated over the males (39.27%) parasites.     Key words: Seasonal influence; Haemonchus contortus; Black Bengal goat; Bangladesh DOI = 10.3329/bjvm.v1i1.1917 Bangl. J. Vet. Med. (2003). 1(1) : 45 - 48

scholarly journals Haemato-Biochemical Profile of Black Bengal Goat on Different Gastro-Intestinal Parasitic Load

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 1601-1610
Author(s):  
K. C. Dhara ◽  
N. Ray ◽  
S. S. Kesh ◽  
P. K. Bandopadhyay ◽  
S. Batabyal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biochemical Profile ◽  
Parasitic Load ◽  
Black Bengal Goat

scholarly journals Changing Rainfall and Swinging Tea Production: The Correlates and Perception of Social Ecology of Tea Garden

2020 ◽  
pp. 48-54
Author(s):  
Dristika Jairu ◽  
S. K. Acharya ◽  
Anwesha Mandal
Keyword(s):  
Stepwise Regression ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Climatic Factors ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
The Past ◽  
Perceived Change ◽  
Tea Production ◽  
Profile Characteristics ◽  
Slight Alteration

Tea is the second most commonly consumed beverages, after water, across the globe. However, the quality and aroma of the produce largely depends on different climatic factors like temperature, rainfall, altitude etc. Even a slight alteration in these climatic factors, affects the quality and production adversely. Climate change, a global challenge, is a big threat to the tea industry as well as its workers. With degraded quality and swinging production due to changing rainfall and temperature, hundreds of tea gardens have been closed down in the past few decades, putting livelihood of thousands of tea workers to question. This paper attempts to find how the changing rainfall and swinging tea production varies with the profile characteristics of the tea workers. The study was conducted in the Darjeeling, Kalimpong and Dooars districts of West Bengal with 90 randomly selected tea workers from nine randomly selected tea gardens, three each belonging to three different altitudes. All the results has been analyzed using statistical tools of correlation coefficient, multiple and stepwise regression and path analysis. The results shows that treatment and mobility are two important variable explaining the variation in perception on change in rainfall and perception on tea production respectively. It has also been found that variables like income, treatment and garments have been reliable predictors for estimating the change in rainfall whereas the variable mobility exhibits a positive and significant relationship with perceived change in tea production. The regression analysis showed that treatment has explained 19.4 per cent of total variation in case of perceived change in rainfall and mobility has explained 16 per cent of total variance in case of perceived change in tea production.

scholarly journals Phytochemical Characterization and Solvent Fraction Depending in vitro Antioxidant Activities of Cassia absus, Gymnema sylvestre, Nigella sativa and Piper nigrum

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 38-49
Author(s):  
Bilal Aslam ◽  
Asif Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Ethyl Acetate ◽  
Methanol Extract ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Nigella Sativa ◽  
Piper Nigrum ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Gymnema Sylvestre ◽  
Plant Materials ◽  
Methanol Extracts

This study was aimed to phytochemically characterize and assess the antioxidant activities of 70% methanol extract and subsequent fractions of Cassia absus (L.) seeds, Gymnema sylvestre (L.) whole plant, Nigella sativa (L.) seeds, and Piper nigrum (L.) seeds. Powdered plant materials were extracted with 70% methanol and further fractionated with ethyl-acetate, n-butanol and the residual aqueous fraction. Phytochemical analysis was performed to detect different phytocompounds. Mineral compositions were quantified, and total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined. The antioxidant potential of methanol extracts and fractions was assessed in vitro through estimating DPPH radical and superoxide anion scavenging activities and reducing power assay. Extraction yields ranging highest of N. sativa methanol extract (30.42�1.49%) and lowest of P. nigrum ethyl-acetate fraction (4.58�0.61%) were obtained. Results revealed that methanol extracts and fractions of selected plants contain phytocompounds such as alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, glycosides, tannins, terpenoids, saponins, carbohydrates, fats and fixed oils. The mineral analysis showed considerable quantities of calcium (C. absus methanol extract: 372.454�3.633 mg/100g), magnesium (G. sylvestre methanol extract: 131.045�1.346 mg/100g), and zinc (N. sativa methanol extract: 36.019�0.284 mg/100 g) in all fractions while minor quantities of manganese, copper and cobalt were also found. Methanol extracts showed considerably higher total phenolic (N. sativa methanol extract: 179.71�2.14 mg GAE/g) and flavonoid (N. sativa methanol extract: 189.18�3.17 mg CE/g) contents compared to other fractions, and subsequently exhibited pronounced scavenging activities on DPPH* (N. sativa methanol extract: 23.8 �g/mL) and superoxide radicals (N. sativa methanol extract: 24.9 �g/mL) and had potent reductive abilities (N. sativa methanol extract: 1.123�0.038 O.D.). Conclusively, C. absus, G. sylvestre, N. sativa and P. nigrum possess significant nutritive properties and could be used as natural antioxidant sources to prevent oxidative stress-associated diseases.

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