Erick V B Azando

• PhD
• Professor (Full) at Faculty of Agronomy, University of Parakou, Benin

Farmers continue to use medicinal plants, alone or in combination with veterinary medicines, to treat animal diseases, especially in developing countries. The study aimed to determine the effect of climatic zone and anthropic disturbance level on the diversity of the natural stand and structures of Morinda lucida Benth, Spondias mombin L., Terminal...

Successful breeding depends on feeding. The present study aims to evaluate the Carica papaya seed effect on the growth performance of rabbits. The zootechnical parameters studied are weight growth, average daily gain, Feed Conversion Ratio, and carcass characteristics of kits. The experiment was conducted on 48 rabbits, divided into 4 groups, for 6...

Morinda lucida Benth (Rubiaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used to treat malaria and digestive parasitosis. In vitro pharmacological studies have shown that extracts of the plant were very active against nematodes. The aim of our work was to identify the compounds responsible for the anthelmintic activity of M. lucida. To achieve this, the...

Cattle breeding is of great socio-economic importance for Benin's cattle farmers in general and those of North Benin in particular. The objective of this study is to inventory the natural products of medicinal plants of the Beninese pharmacopoeia for the management of trypanosomes in cattle in North Benin. The methodology consisted of individual an...

Introduction The aims of this study were to determine the immune response and the anticoccidial activity induced by Moringa oleifera and Vernonia amygdalina leaves in rabbits infected with Eimeria magna and Eimeria media. Methods Thirty-five-day-old rabbits, free from coccidia, were infested with 2.10³ oocysts of Eimeria magna and Eimeria media, t...

The breeding of rabbits in tropical areas is confronted with enormous difficulties related to 18 feeding and health, which limit the expansion and viability of these farms. The objective of 19 this study is to carry out a typology of rabbit farms in tropical conditions to characterize the 20 structure and function of this rearing in order to better...

Aux fins de déterminer in vitro et in vivo la part des tanins et des flavonoïdes dans l’activité anthelminthique de Newbouldia laevis et Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloïdes (Fagara zanthoxyloïdes) sur les vers adultes de H. contortus, des ovins Djallonké infestés par H. contortus ont été traités ad libitum avec des feuilles fraiches de Z. zanthoxyloïdes ass...

Terminalia leiocarpa is a medicinal plant widely used in ethnoveterinary medicine to treat digestive parasitosis whose extracts were shown to be active against gastrointestinal nematodes of domestic ruminants. The objective of our study was to identify compounds responsible for this activity. Column fractionation was performed, and the activity of...

Kigelia africana, or sausage tree, is a plant widely used in the management of human and animal diseases for a very long time. The objective of this study is to synthesize the knowledge on its biological and pharmacological properties. To achieve this, specific keywords were used to explore scientific databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Resea...

The northern part of Benin is a favourite area for ruminant breeding in view of its pastoral resources and the many other assets it has at its disposal. The objectives of this study were (i) to characterize small ruminants rearing practices in north-western Benin, (ii) to assess factors that affect the described practices (iii) and to inventory the...

Traditional medicine has remained the most affordable and readily available source of treatment for primary care in poor African communities. Despite the increasingly common practices of traditional medicine to treat animal diseases, this rich endogenous knowledge is not sufficiently documented. The objective of this review is to synthesize informa...

Traditional medicine has remained the most affordable and readily available source of treatment for primary care in poor African communities. Despite the increasingly common practices of traditional medicine to treat animal diseases, this rich endogenous knowledge is not sufficiently documented. The objective of this review is to synthesize informa...

En Afrique et particulièrement au Bénin, l’élevage du porc constitue une activité génératrice de revenu. Toutefois, les acteurs de ce secteur sont confrontés à de nombreuses difficultés dont le parasitisme qui entraîne une baisse de production et de productivité. Le présent travail a pour but de faire une revue de littérature sur les parasites qui...

Les trypanosomoses animales africaines demeurent une des contraintes majeures au développement de l’élevage bovin en Afrique subsaharienneparticulièrement au Bénin. Dans le but de déterminer la prévalence de la trypanosomose bovine dans la commune de N’dali au Nord-Est du Bénin, une étude parasitologique combinée avec des tests de biologie molécula...

Avec l’avènement de la médecine vétérinaire moderne, les pratiques traditionnelles vétérinaires sont reléguées au second plan dans la gestion zoosanitaire des animaux d’élevage. Toutefois, la médecine vétérinaire moderne n’a pas pu faire face à tous les problèmes sanitaires des exploitations d’élevage, surtout dans les milieux ruraux où l’accès aux...

Coccidiosis is known as one of the parasitic diseases that inflict economic loss on rabbits’ farms. Coccidiosis is controlled with chemical agent. Due to the excessive use of anticoccidials, drug resistance has been developed. This study aims to assess the activity of Moringa oleifera, Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina on the elimination o...

The study aims to inventory the medicinal plants used in feeding, health and reproduction of rabbits. The surveys were carried out at 248 rabbit's breeders in southern Benin. The identification of frequent species has been carried out. The ethnobotanical data were analyzed using various quantitative indices calculated for each of the medicinal plan...

Several medicinal plants are used like fodder in the animal diet. The impact on the blood parameters of these plants is not always known. The present study aims to determine the influence of Ocimum gratissimum and Vernonia amygdalina leaves meal on the biochemical and haematological parameters of growing rabbits. Ninety-six rabbits New Zealand with...

Sheep and goats are two of the main animal species raised in Benin and one of the main sources of income for people living in rural areas. Faced with the inaccessibility of synthetic veterinary products and their low purchasing power, the majority of breeders use ethnoveterinary practices to treat small ruminants diseases. The specific objectives o...

Background: In the search for new molecules likely to treat intestinal parasitosis with less risk in the short, medium and long term, the potential of medicinal plants is explored and Ocimum gratissimum are two species of the Lamiaceae family used by populations of intestinal parasitosis from Benin. The aim of this work is to make a bibliographic s...

The objective of this study is to synthesize knowledge on the pharmacological properties, phytochemistry and toxicity of Eleusine indica. To achieve this, specific keywords were used to explore scientific databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar and Researchgate. The scientific data collected show that Eleusine indica has antidiabetic, antimalarial...

This article aims to present the current state of the fight against gastrointestinal parasites in small ruminants from Improved Traditional Drugs (DTI). A host of scientific documents were consulted by means of search engines to gather the information useful for this synthesis. The failure of conventional treatments has led to the use of new method...

Bridelia ferruginea (Euphorbiaceae) and Mitragyna inermis (Rubiaceae) are two plants of the beninese pharmacopeia used in vivo for the control of gastrointestinal nematodes (GINs) in small ruminants. The objective of the present study is to explore the mechanism of bioactive compounds involved in the action of these two plants on the third-stage in...

Background: Small ruminant health problems still represent a major constraint in Benin. Thus, to treat goats and sheep diseases, breeders use medicinal plants. However, little scientific work has been done on the traditional knowledge of these plants.The specific objectives of the current study were (i) to document the traditional knowledge regardi...

Pages (pp.) 59-69 gronomique du Bénin (BRAB)-Numéro spécial Agronomie, Société, Environnement & Sécurité Alimentaire-Août 2016 Le BRAB est en ligne (on line) sur le site web http://www.slire.net et peut être aussi consulté l'Institut National des Recherches Agricoles du Bénin (INRAB) http://www.inrab.org ISSN sur papier (on hard copy) : 1025-2355 e...

Gastrointestinal (GI) nematodes remain a major constraint on livestock production throughout the world. This study assessed the in vivo efficacy of the powder of Mitragyna inermis leaves in three breeds of lambs, namely, West African dwarf lambs (WAD), West African long-legged lambs (WALL), and F1 lambs (cross of a WALL ram with a WAD ewe), artific...

Trichostrongylus colubriformis is an important cause of parasitic gastroenteritis in small ruminants which causes diarrhea, weakness, loss of production and death. The in vitro efficacy of tannins of Newbouldia laevis and Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides was determined against this parasitic nematode. Larvae of T. colubriformis were incubated at 23°C in...

Moringa oleifera is a commonly cultivated plant in the world. It has a high economic impact owing to its medicinal and nutritional values. Leaves of M. oleifera also contain various constituents that are useful for therapeutic purposes. The aim of this study is (i) to perform phytochemical screening, and to check antiradical and antihyperglycaemic...

The in vivo evaluation of the effectiveness of pests leaves Newbouldia laevis (Bignoniaceae) was tested on gastrointestinal strongyles of Djallonke infested lambs naturally or artificially with larvae of Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis. In a controlled environment, the trial involved 15 lambs artificially infected and natura...

A comparative survey of the gastro-intestinal parasitical burden of small ruminants (sheep, goat) and one species of wild ruminants (bushbuck) has been conducted in four camps around the classified forest of Wari-Maro located in the North-East of Benin. The flotation and sedimentation methods, and a semi-quantitative method associated to the flotat...

The genus Euphorbia (spurges, Euphorbiaceae) is the third largest genus of flowering plants, with almost 2000 species. These species was distributed throughout the world. Uses of the plants to treat diseases vary according to the population. In India, many species of Euphorbia are used in the treatment of asthma and respiratory tract inflammations....

Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. It is widely used as a nutritive herb and prossesses valuable pharmacological activities. The present article describe ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, nutritives values and pharmacological activities, like anthelminthic, anti...

Abstract The use of the medicinal plants constitutes a significant resource employed by communities for their daily healthcare. Parkia biglobosa and Pterocarpus erinaceus are two plants spread in West Africa and used in traditional medicine. This study was carried out in order to summarize current knowledge on medicinal uses of these plants. Data f...

La prévalence des patients diabétiques a considérablement augmenté dans le monde en raison du style de vie moderne liée à une augmentation de la consommation des aliments à haute teneur en glucides et en graisses. Il est donc impérieux de trouver des solutions afin de ralentir son évolution. Le but du présent travail est de faire la revue de littér...

Objective: Tests of breeding of 70 juveniles (35♂ and 35♀) and 5 berried females of Cardiosoma armatum (Herklots 1851) were carried out in captivity for 42 days. The aim of the present experiment was to investigate the growth performance of the land crab, the ability to domesticate (water and soil quality) traits.Methodology and results: The experi...

En élevage des petits ruminants, la gestion des parasitoses gastro-intestinales reste une préoccupation majeure à laquelle l’ethnopharmacopée est associée. La présente étude vise à comparer l’effet combiné des poudres, puis des extraits méthanoliques de deux plantes (Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloïdes et Newbouldia laevis) sur les parasites gastro-intestin...

Plusieurs études réalisées ces dernières années ont montré que les plantes fourragères, Mitragyna inermis, Combretum glutinosum et Bridelia ferruginea possèdent une activité anthelminthique in vitro sur les trois stades de développement du nématode Haemonchus contortus. Cette étude a été entreprise pour évaluer les propriétés anthelminthiques in vi...

The demand in products of animal origin in West Africa in general and in Benin is in particular far from being satisfied. Otherwise, statistics of these last years show evidence of a drastic decrease of the captures of fishes. It imposes itself then at these countries, the validation in aquaculture of species of crustaceans as the crabs. Thus, to e...

Context and objectives: West Africa has a very rich ethnozoological heritage due to its rich biodiversity, history and culture. Due to its location in a biodiversity hotspot, its agro-pastoralist traditions and its role during the maritime discoveries of the Renaissance, West Africa has a long list of animals and animal parts that have been used in...

The use of medicinal herbs in traditional system of medicine is a common practice in many cultures around the world, especially in African society. Medicinal plants are a great source of bioactive molecules for treatment of different pathology. Khaya senegalensis A. Juss belongs to the family Meliaceae. Khaya species are highly priced in traditiona...

Momordica charantia or Bitter Melon, a tropical vegetable has been used extensively in traditional medicine as a remedy for many diseases. Momordica charantia Linn belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. Momordica charantia is reported to have been successfully used in the treatment of diabetes mellitus in Benin. The present study aims: (i) evaluating...

Plusieurs plantes fourragères sont utilisées dans la prise en charge des parasites gastro – intestinaux des ruminants dans nombreux pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest comme le Bénin. L’objectif de ce travail est d’évaluer la disponibilité et de déterminer les caractéristiques dendrométriques de trois de ces plantes fourragères dans les zones agro-climatique...

Haemonchus contortus is reported to be the most prevalent and highly pathogenic parasites in livestock, particularly in small ruminants. This study was conducted to evaluate the leaves of three tropical plants as effective remedy for small ruminants gastrointestinal parasites. The in vitro effects of extracts of Bridelia ferruginea, Combretum gluti...

Les effets anthelminthiques de la poudre de feuilles de Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides et de Newbouldia laevis ont ete evalues in vivo sur Haemonchus contortus, Trichostrongylus colubriformis et Oesophagostomum columbianum chez les chevreaux Djallonke âges de 4 a 5 mois. Les doses de 3,2 et 4,8 g/kg poids vif ont ete administrees par voie orale pendant...

The need for new anthelmintic with no chemical residues is becoming urgent. In a program aiming at the evaluation of plant as sources of new active molecules, the anthelmintic activities of the essential oils (EOs) obtained from either Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides seeds or Newbouldia laevis leaves were evaluated against Strongyloides ratti by analyzi...

RESUME Dans le but d'aborder le mécanisme d'action des extraits acétoniques et éthanoliques de Newbouldia laevis (Bignoniaceae) et de Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloïdes (Rutaceae), leur effet inhibiteur a été évalué in vitro sur la migration larvaire de Haemonchus contortus. Le test d'inhibition de la migration larvaire (LMI) a été appliqué sur les larves...

L’anguillulose est la maladie parasitaire la plus négligée. Des médicaments existants perdent leur efficacité du fait de l’émergence de résistances. De nouveaux médicaments issus des plantes médicinales africaines telles que Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloïdes (Rutaceae) et Newbouldia laevis (Bignoniaceae) utilisées sont donc nécessaires pour le traitement...

The present study aimed at examining the possible role of tannins and flavonoids on the in vitro anthelmintic properties of the extracts of two plants from the southern area of Western Africa, i.e. Newbouldia laevis and Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloïdes. Extracts of the two plants were prepared by use of acetone/water (70/30) and their anthelmintic activi...

L’élevage des petits ruminants est une activité culturelle pratiquée par la grande majorité (90 %) de la population béninoise. C’est un élevage familial avec un effectif moyen de 2 à 10 têtes. Hormis les fonctions de prestige et d'épargne, ces animaux interviennent pour augmenter le revenu des éleveurs àtravers d'une part, la vente des animaux et d...

Afin d’aborder le mécanisme d’action d’extraits acétoniques de 2 plantes tropicales, Newbouldia laevis (Bignoniacées) et Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloïdes (Rutacées) contre des nématodes d’importance vétérinaire, leur effet a été évalué in vitro grâce au test d’Inhibition de Dégainement Larvaire (IDL) appliqué sur les larves infestantes (L3) de Trichostro...