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BUYO (PIPER BETLE L.) TO TREAT TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CATS AND DOGS

WASTE AND AS AN ORGANIC FERTILIZER

IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT IN PRACTICAL RESEARCH II

Researchers:

Alinio, Kyle
Arma, Ranscrott
Bohol, Kyle
Calesa, Frederick
Canaman, Francis
Castillo, Carl
Colitoy, Liezel
Jadulco, Edward
Llego, Christian
Macabalos, Jay
 CATS AND DOGS WASTE AS ORGANIC FERTILIZER

PROBLEMS AND ITS SETTING

Fertilizing is one of the most important parts of gardening. Like people and

animals, plants have to eat as well. Spurred by this, people are becoming interested and involved

in organic fertilizers. Organic fertilizers are fertilizers derived from animal matter, animal

excreta (manure), human excreta, and vegetable matter. Naturally occurring organic fertilizers

include animal wastes from meat processing, peat, manure, slurry, and guano.

In contrast, the majority of fertilizers used in commercial farming are extracted from

minerals found in phosphate rock or produced industrially through Industrial Nitrogen Fixation

to produce Ammonia. Organic agriculture, a system of farming, allows for certain fertilizers and

amendments and disallows others.

There are loads of options out there when considering a fertilizer but animal is one of the

best sources of fertilizer. Like most things, there are commercially-produced fertilizers available

but others are usually mass-produced, often include lots of chemicals and additives, and can be

very expensive. By comparison, animal waste is a much more natural option that is better for

your soil and the environment and in most cases, just as easily available as its commercial

counterparts. Adding a good dose of animal waste to veggie garden gives it a vital nutrient boost,

with the waste of animals fed on grass and veggie scraps containing high levels of nitrogen

which veggie garden will flourish. Animal manure also increases microbial activity in the soil

and improves drainage and moisture retention in sandy soils.

Chicken, horse and cow waste is readily available in lots of country areas. Wastes from

animals like rabbits, alpacas and llamas or if you live near a zoo, you may be able to buy some
elephant or rhino waste from them and have your spare cash directed to conservation projects.

But not all waste has the same content of nutrients. Horse manure can contain weed seeds

because horses only digest one quarter of the grass and seeds they eat. Some bird waste, like

chicken, although very high in nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorous, can “burn” plants when

used fresh. Sheep waste is richer in nutrients than cow or horse manure, is drier so is easily to

apply, however can also contain weed seeds. Composting cat litter and its contents may not be a

good idea. Toxoplasmosis is a parasite that causes disease in humans and other animals, but cats

are the only animal known to excrete toxoplasmosis eggs in their feces. Cat waste in compost

can carry a number of unhealthy parasites. Roundworms are one of the most common pests that

afflict our dogs. Roundworms and their cousins, ascarids, may persist in compost made with

others waste.

Herbal medicines and natural herb extracts are widely used as alternative treatments for

various parasitic diseases, and such extracts may also have potential to decrease the side effects

of the standard regimen drugs used to treat toxoplasmosis (sulfadiazine-pyrimethamine

combination). The Thai piperaceae plants Piper betle, P. nigrum and P. sarmentosum are against

Toxoplasma gondii infection. Individually, the extracted the piperaceae plants with ethanol,

passed them through a rotary evaporator and then lyophilized them to obtain crude extracts for

each one.

Statement of the Problem:

 This study seeks to enhance cats and dogs manure as a fertilizer with the treatment of

Buyo (Piper Betle L.) to treat Toxoplasmosis

1. How to improve cats and dogs waste as an organic fertilizer by the treatment of Buyo

(Piper Betle L.) in terms of:

1.1. Content

1.2. Feasibility

2. How feasible are cats and dogs waste fertilizers with the treatment of Buyo (Piper Betle

L.) compared to commercial fertilizers in terms of:

2.1. Availability

2.2. Effectiveness

Rationale:

The purpose of this study was to utilized cats and dogs wastes infected with

toxoplasmosis treated with Buyo (Piper Betle L.) as an organic fertilizer and to compare which is

more effective of the commercial with the natural fertilizer. It also helps to lessen wastes in the

street.

References:

Trotta, L (201). Which animal waste is the best fertilizer for your garden? CARMASAK

Working Paper No. 1.KARI/ICRISAT, Kenya. Article from:

https://lauratrotta.com/which-animal-poo-is-the-best-fertilizer-for-your-garden/.

Retrieved July 17, 2019.

Abdelrazzag, A., 2002. Effect of chicken manure, sheep manure and inorganic fertilizer on yield

and nutrients uptake by onion. Pak. J. Biol. Sci., 5: 266-268. Retrieved July 17, 2019.