EFFICACY OF ORALLY-ADMINISTERED IVERMECTIN AGAINST LARVAL STAGES OF ESTRUS-OVIS IN SHEEP

Authors
LUCIENTES J CASTILLO JA FERRER LM PERIBANEZ MA FERRERDUFOL M GRACIASALINAS MJ
Citation
J. Lucientes et al., EFFICACY OF ORALLY-ADMINISTERED IVERMECTIN AGAINST LARVAL STAGES OF ESTRUS-OVIS IN SHEEP, Veterinary parasitology, 75(2-3), 1998, pp. 255-259
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology,"Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03044017
Volume
75
Issue
2-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
255 - 259
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-4017(1998)75:2-3<255:EOOIAL>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
The efficacy of ivermectin administered orally at a dosage rate of 0.2 mg/kg liveweight against naturally acquired larval infestations of Oe strus ovis in sheep was 100% in a field trial. Ten sheep were free fro m infestation by first, second and third instar larvae of O. ovis 12 d ays post treatment, whereas 10 control sheep harboured 37.7 larvae on average, most of them first stage. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.