In vitro and in vivo effects of neem tree (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) products on larvae of the sheep nose bot fly (Oestrus ovis L. Díptera: Oestridae)

Veterinary Parasitology

Volume 200, Issues 1–2, 24 February 2014, Pages 225–228

Short Communication

• R. Cepeda-Palacios^a, 
• R. Servín^b, 
• J.M. Ramírez-Orduña^a, 
• F. Ascencio^b, 
• P. Dorchies^c, 
• C.E. Angulo-Valadez^b, , 

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doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2013.11.018

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Abstract

Two studies were carried out in order to test the effects of neem tree extracts (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) on sheep bot fly larvae (Oestrus ovis L. Diptera: Oestridae). First, aqueous extracts from neem seeds (ASNE) at 0, 5 y 10% (w/v) concentrations were tested on larval mortality in vitro. In a second study, the effect of oral administration with neem seed meal (0, 100 y 200 mg/kg) and neem leaves (1% of diet) on number of larvae found at necropsy and larval development was evaluated in experimentally O. ovis-infected sheep. Results in Experiment 1 showed a significant (P < 0.05) effect of ASNE on time to L1 mortality in a dosis-dependent manner. In Experiment 2, oral administration of seeds or leaves did not affect the number of larvae found at necropsy of the sheep, but interfered with larval development and there was a tendency to reduce larval weight at the end of the infection period (55 d).

Keywords

• Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss); 
• O. ovis; 
• Larval development; 
• Larval mortality;
• Sheep

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