ION-FOR-THE-ADVANCEMENT-OF-VETERINARY-PARASITOLOGY (WAAVP) GUIDELINESFOR EVALUATING THE EFFICACY OF ANTHELMINTICS FOR DOGS AND CATS

Guidelines have been designed to assist in the planning, operation and interpretation of studies for the assessment of the efficacy of drugs against helminth parasites of dogs and cats. The advantages, disadvan tages and application of critical and controlled tests are presented. Information is also provided on the selection of animals, housing, fee ding, dose-titration, confirmatory and clinical trials, record keeping and necropsy procedures. These guidelines should assist both investig ators and registration authorities involved in the evaluation of anthe lmintics to employ comparable and standard procedures and will have th e added benefit of minimising the numbers of animals needed for such t ests.