Effect of <i>Artemisia absinthium</i> and <i>Malva sylvestris</i> on Antioxidant Parameters and Abomasal Histopathology in Lambs Experimentally Infected with <i>Haemonchus contortus</i>

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of Artemisia absinthium and Malva sylvestris on antioxidant response and histopathological changes in the abomasa of the Haemonchus contortus infected lambs. Twenty-four lambs were divided into four groups: unsupplemented lambs (UNS), lambs supplemented with A. absinthium (ART), lambs supplemented with M. sylvestris (MAL), and lambs supplemented with both plants (ARTMAL). Lambs were infected orally with approximately 5000 third-stage (L3) larvae of H. contortus. The experiment was conducted for 75 d (days), all animals were then slaughtered, and the abomasal tissues were examined for antioxidant parameters and histopathology. The concentration of malondialdehyde in the abomasal mucosa was lower in ARTMAL (p p p p p A. absinthium and M. sylvestris on antioxidant parameters and local immune responses of abomasal mucosa of lambs infected with a GIN parasite.

Keywords

• abomasum
• antioxidant parameters
• <i>Artemisia absinthium</i>
• gastrointestinal nematode parasite
• <i>Haemonchus contortus</i>
• histopathological changes