The need for local anthelmintic evaluation

Authors: Slaughter RE
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 25, Issue 11, pp 356, Nov 1977
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Livestock
Subject Terms: Abdomen, Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Anthelmintics, Parasite control, Parasites - internal, Nematode, Treatment/therapy
Article class: Correspondence

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Abstract: The communication by Lancaster and Hong indicates that, even when the same group of workers design and carry out trials to test the degree of anthelmintic activity of fenbendazole against inhibited L4 stages of Ostertagia ostertagi, varying results can occur. Anderson also provides evidence of variable efficacy of fenbendazole in cattle in Australia. Thus it is not unexpected that there should be a variance between the reported result of Duncan et al. in Britain and Elliott in New Zealand, which has been the subject of correspondence in this Journal by Vincent…

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