Short Lecture "Herbs and Mountain Plants as an Alternative Medication for Anthelmintic Treatment in Livestock Species"

Managing Ascaridia galli remains one of the challenges for poultry production systems, as animals pecking on the ground will be nearly unavoidable infected with this widespread intestinal parasite [1]. Consequently, organic housing (i.e., litter-based housing systems) increases the risk of parasitic infections. Treatments with anthelmintics (AH) such as flubendazole are working; However, the increased occurrence of resistant parasites and the growing awareness of drug residues accumulating in chicken meat and eggs call for effective and organic alternatives.