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Efficacy of eprinomectin pour-on against Dictyocaulus arnfieldi infection in donkeys (Equus asinus)

2011; Elsevier BV; Volume: 190; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.tvjl.2010.11.024

1532-2971

Vincenzo Veneziano, Antonio Di Loria, Roberto Masucci, R. Di Palo, Emanuele Brianti, Cengiz Gökbulut,

Animal Nutrition and Physiology

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.