Abstract |
The efficacies of pyrethrum marc and of albendazole against experimental sheep gastrointestinal nematode infection were compared. Sheep was infected orally with 10,000 larvae (Haemonchus spp. (60.1%), Oesophagostomum spp. (13.9%), Trichostrongylus spp. (13.2%), Cooperia spp. (8.3%), Nematodirus spp. (3.5%), Strongyloides spp. (0.8%) and Ostertagia spp. (0.2%). Faecal egg count reduction in albendazole-treated sheep was 100% by day 4 following treatment, compared to 37.03%, 31.3%, 38.9% and 51.8% on days 4, 6, 8 and 10 in pyrethrum mare-treated sheep. These reductions were statistically significant on days 8 and 10 post-treatment (p < 0.05). The potential for using pyrethrins for helminth treatment is discussed.
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Authors | J M Mbaria, T E Maitho, E S Mitema, D J Muchiri |
Journal | Tropical animal health and production
(Trop Anim Health Prod)
Vol. 30
Issue 1
Pg. 17-22
(Feb 1998)
ISSN: 0049-4747 [Print] United States |
PMID | 9719824
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Anthelmintics
- Plant Extracts
- Albendazole
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Topics |
- Albendazole
(therapeutic use)
- Animals
- Anthelmintics
(therapeutic use)
- Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
(therapeutic use)
- Cross-Over Studies
- Feces
(parasitology)
- Female
- Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic
(drug therapy, veterinary)
- Male
- Nematode Infections
(drug therapy, veterinary)
- Parasite Egg Count
(veterinary)
- Phytotherapy
- Plant Extracts
(therapeutic use)
- Sheep
- Sheep Diseases
(drug therapy)
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