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A step forward towards research into sustainable solutions in family poultry, a series of in vitro trials have been initiated to identify compounds derived from native Argentine plants with potential anticoccidial activity. This project, framed in the FONTAGRO Technical Cooperation called "Agroecological model for avian coccidiosis" (ATN/RF 18136 RG), is being carried out by the CONICET PhD student Med. Vet. María Luz Pisón Martínez, under the guidance of Dr. Mariela L. Tomazic, associate researcher of CONICET at IPVET (INTA-CONICET), CICVyA, INTA Argentina and professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry of the UBA in collaboration with experts of the IPVET.
Coccidiosis is a parasitic disease with a great impact on poultry production, and the search for natural alternatives is a novel approach, emerging globally as a feasible, potentially effective strategy. The PhD student María Luz Pisón Martínez has begun a first round of in vitro trials with promising results, as part of her thesis work to identify compounds that can mitigate chicken coccidiosis.
Dr. Mariela L. Tomazic commented: "This innovative approach seeks to take advantage of the natural resources present in our environment to address the challenges posed by coccidiosis. Collaboration with a team of experts with extensive expertise in the search for principles actives from native plants with various antimicrobial activities is key to the development of new control strategies against this parasitosis. Moreover, the support of FONTAGRO is essential to carry out this kind of research that may have a significant impact on poultry health". The work of María Luz Pisón Martínez highlights the commitment to the search for natural and sustainable solutions to combat chicken coccidiosis.
