1. Efficacy of eprinomectin pour-on against Dictyocaulus arnfieldi infection in donkeys (Equus asinus).
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Veneziano V, Di Loria A, Masucci R, Di Palo R, Brianti E, and Gokbulut C
- Subjects
- Animals, Dictyocaulus isolation & purification, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Feces parasitology, Ivermectin administration & dosage, Treatment Outcome, Anthelmintics administration & dosage, Dictyocaulus drug effects, Dictyocaulus Infections drug therapy, Equidae parasitology, Ivermectin analogs & derivatives
- Abstract
A trial to assess the efficacy of eprinomectin (EPM) against the lungworm Dictyocaulus arnfieldi was carried out on 15, naturally-infected donkeys. Ten animals were treated with a 'pour-on' EPM preparation (at a dose of 0.5 mg/kg bodyweight), and five animals acted as controls. Faecal larval counts were carried out two days before treatment, on day of treatment and 7, 14, 21 and 28 days post-treatment with the anthelmintic. EPM was 100% effective in eliminating faecal larvae from day 7, until the end of study at day 28. No adverse drug-reactions or side-effects were observed in any of the treated donkeys., (Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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