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Efficacy of a morantel-abamectin combination for the treatment of resistant ascarids in foals.

Journal:
Australian veterinary journal
Year:
2017
Authors:
Wilkes, Eja et al.
Affiliation:
School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences · United Kingdom
Species:
horse

Abstract

BACKGROUND: This study was performed to investigate the efficacy of a morantel-abamectin combination for the treatment of macrocyclic lactone (ML)-resistant Parascaris spp. infections in foals. METHODS: Foals on five properties with a Parascaris faecal egg count (FEC) > 50 eggs per gram were used to estimate the FEC reduction (FECR) and efficacy of the anthelmintic combination. RESULTS & CONCLUSION: On all properties, resistance to ivermectin and abamectin was present and the Parascaris FECR in foals administered the morantel-abamectin combination was > 99%, indicating that this combination effectively controlled ML-resistant parasites.

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Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28239856/