The efficacy of albendazole against some gastrointestinal nematodes in goats

Authors: Pomroy WE, Gething MA, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 36, Issue 3, pp 105-107, Sep 1988
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Goat, Livestock, Production animal, Ruminant
Subject Terms: Alimentary system/gastroenterology, Animal remedies/veterinary medicines, Anthelmintics, Parasite control, Parasites - internal, Treatment/therapy, Nematode
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: On the basis of worm counts in naturally infected Angora-X goats, alhendazole at either 3.8mg/kg repeated after 24 hours or as a single dose at 7.6mg/kg, was >99% effective in removing adult Ostertagia and Trichostrongylus spp. Small numbers of adult Haemonchus contortus, Cooperia sp. and Chabertia ovina were present in control but not treated animals. The single dose of 7.6mg/kg removed >99% of adult Oesophagostomum venulosum whereas the repeated dose of 3.8mg/kg removed only 96%.

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