Efficacy of albendazole for treatment of naturally acquired nematode infections in Washington cattle.

Abstract

Albendazole, methyl 5-propylthio-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl carbamate, was given as a bolus (7.68 to 8.18 mg/kg of body weight) to cattle naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes and lungworms in a controlled trial. Over 99% of adult Ostertagia ostertagi, Trichostrongylus longispicularis, Cooperia oncophora, Nematodirus helvetianus, and Dictyocaulus viviparus were removed by the treatment. Efficacy against immature O ostertagi, early fourth-stage O ostertagi, and Oesophagostomum radiatum was 95.2%, 86.6%, and 96.7%, respectively. In a field trial, the same compound administered in a paste formulation (at approximately 7.5 mg/kg) eliminated over 99% of strongylin and Moniezia eggs from feces of treated cattle.

• Authors: R B Wescott, C J Farrell, A M Gallina, W J Foreyt
• Journal: American journal of veterinary research (Am J Vet Res) Vol. 40 Issue 3 Pg. 369-71 (Mar 1979) ISSN: 0002-9645 [Print] United States
• PMID: 157705 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anthelmintics
• Benzimidazoles

Topics

• Animals
• Anthelmintics (therapeutic use)
• Benzimidazoles (therapeutic use)
• Cattle
• Cattle Diseases (drug therapy)
• Dictyocaulus Infections (drug therapy)
• Monieziasis (drug therapy)
• Nematode Infections (veterinary)
• Trichostrongyloidiasis (drug therapy, veterinary)
• Washington