1. Efficacy of a morantel-abamectin combination for the treatment of resistant ascarids in foals.
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Wilkes, EJA, McConaghy, FF, Thompson, RL, Dawson, K, Sangster, NC, and Hughes, KJ
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ASCARIDIDA infections , *FOAL diseases , *ANTHELMINTICS , *ABAMECTIN , *DRUG efficacy , *COMBINATION drug therapy , *THERAPEUTICS - 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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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