The efficacy of an albendazole-medicated block in controlling sheep nematodes in Xinjiang Province, north-west China
✍ Scribed by L. X. Tan; X. H. Gong; R. F. Tan; Y. L. Ni; J. C. Wang; Z. M. Guo; B. A. Vanselow
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 569 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0165-7380
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✦ Synopsis
Medicated feed-blocks containing 2 mglkg albendazole were fed for 12 days to ewe-lambs naturally infected with nematode worms in north-west Chii. The cumulative total average intake of albendazole was 15 mg/kg body weight. This treatment was compared with a single oral drench of 15 mg/kg albendazole and with no treatment. Both albendazole treatments were 99% effective in reducing the total strongyle egg counts. The medicated block was 100% effective in reducing the total trichostrongylid worm count, although only 86.4% of the sheep consumed an adequate amount. The single drench was 97% effective. Under the management conditions available to sheep herders in the northern provinces of China, albendazole-medicated feed-blocks used at strategic times could effectively control trichostrongylid nematodes.