Echinacea Purpurea Extract (Gas absorbent for fisheries)

【Echinacea is a potential feed and water additive in animal feed as a Gas absorbent for fisheries 】

Feed additives with performance and health-stimulating effects are widely used in animal production. For a long time, antibiotics have been the dominant substance in animal nutrition, with distinct growth-promoting effects. After the ban imposed on the subtherapeutic use of antibiotics in animal feeds in the European Union (EU) and the increasing demand of organic animal products, alternative substances are required, which can maintain health and improve the performance of livestock without any residual effects. E. purpurea is one of the most promising phytogenic additives due to its immuno-stimulatory and potentiatory properties. Echinacea has been widely investigated in laboratory animals, and it is under continuous study in human trials for its potential clinical use. It contains a variety of active substances like alkamides, glycoproteins, polysaccharides, phenolic compounds, cinnamic acids, essential oils and flavonoids, which are effective in the treatment of various ailments and improving immunity and health. The toxicity of Echinacea is reported to be very low. Present research on the use of Echinacea in livestock is limited, but it can be used as a guiding line and rationale for its use in livestock. It stimulates the development of the immune system in all species, and it is indicated as a coadjuvant treatment in any cases of infections, fever, delayed growth, and other conditions. Its immune stimulating action is due to celullar and humoral immunity development, improving interferon secretion and boosting white blood cell capacity. As a result of its use, it increases the antibody titer achieving a better immunity after vaccination. In addition, inhibits viral replication and prevents disease outbreaks such as: As an aid in the prevention and treatment of poultry diseases such as IBD, Newcastle, influenza, etc.

【Dosage and Administration】

• Poultry: 50-100 g/200 L of water or 50-100 g/100 kg of feed. As adjuvant therapy of viral diseases: 100 g in 150 L of water or 100 kg of total feed for 5 – 7 days;
• broiler: Chickens/ducks/turkeys: 100 g in 200 L of water after vaccination or between days 1 to 3 of age and thereafter, every 10 days for 3 consecutive days;
• layers: use it for 3 days each month or after vaccination, 100 g in 200 L of water.
• Other animals: horses and cattle: 1 – 2 g/50 kg of b.w.; young horses and cattle, sheep, goats, camelids: 1 – 2 g/animal; dogs and cats: 1 g/10 kg of b.w.; rabbits and ornamental birds: 0.3 – 0.5 g/animal.

【 Pharmacological function for animal feed 】

1. Immune stimulating activity — activation of leukocytes;
2. Tissue renewal and anti-infective activity;
3. Activation of tissue growth;
4. Antibacterial activity and antiviral activity;
5. Interferon-like effect;
6. Anti-inflammatory effect.

【 Function indications 】

Antibacterial antiviral and improve immunity. Mainly used for Avian influenza, Newcastle disease, renal transmission, laryngeal transmission and other avian virulent fever. Clinical manifestations as poultry spirit highly depressed, reduced food intake with neck, cockscomb soft swelling, bruising, craw flow foul mouth mucous, the face is swollen, with tears, the face, and systemic skin color is dark, peck anus, cough, sneezing, difficulty breathing, feather loss disorderly, angular, diarrhea, serous edema, renal swollen, glandular stomach, and muscular stomach junction with bleeding spots lymph nodes, appendix hemorrhage, edema, swelling in the bursa of Fabricius of fallopian tubes, etc.