Animal health
From a purely veterinary point of view, Artemisia is very effective in treating coccidiosis in hens and parasitemia (strongyles, strongyloides, coccidia and cestodes) in sheep.
It is possible to incorporate dried and finely powdered Artemisia leaves and stems into animal feed instead of conventional medication.
Studies report a dosage of 0.15g/kg per day for 5 days for chickens and 0.77g/kg per day for at least 8 days for sheep.
The results were spectacular, as the recovery was similar, with the added bonus of weight gain when Artemisia was taken. This is enough to revolutionise the dependence of many breeders on medication!
Poultry farming
The addition of Artemisia annua:
- boosts poultry immunity and reduces mortality of chicks, hens and adult chickens by 16-5%
- reduces the level of common pathogenic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia coli and staphylococcus in broilers
- acts as an anti-parasite and prevents coccidiosis and regulates (a major source of mortality in farmed chickens)
- reduces the risk of leucocytozoonosis and the consequences (mortality, weight loss, etc.) associated with this disease
- increases weight gain and improves the quality of animal flesh
- improves resistance to heat stress
- improves the intestinal microflora (proliferation of lactic acid bacteria in the intestine and cecum)
- promotes growth and antioxidant function in broilers.
- could become a substitute for antibiotics in broilers.
The optimal dose of aqueous extract of Artemisia annua L. in the diet of broilers would be 1000 to 1500 mg/kg.
Pig farming
The addition of Artemisia annua:
- reduces oxidative stress
- improves lactation performance
- increases the weight of piglets at weaning.
Rabbit farming
The addition of Artemisia annua:
- reduces the risk of coccidiosis
- improves weight gain
- improves growth
Cattle breeding
The addition of Artemisia annua:
- reduces the incidence of Staphyllococcus aureus, Streptococcus agalactia was 20%; Shigella flexneri, Escherichia coli, Listeria monocytogenes and Candida albicans in milk
- supports lipid metabolism in the mammary gland.
- acts as an anti-inflammatory protects the udder from mastitis
Fish farming
The addition of Artemisia annua:
- promotes the gut microbiota of fish.
- improves the feed efficiency of the feed given and the performance of Nile tilapia.
The latest publications
An Egyptian study, on 140 chickens, which indicates Artemisia annua as an alternative to antibiotics against necrotic enteritis (coccidiosis-related disease).
