碘醚柳胺对6月龄伊犁马驹驱虫效果的研究

试验旨在研究碘醚柳胺对6月龄伊犁马驹驱虫的效果。选取体重（117.60±15.84）kg、出生日期相近、在同一放牧草场放牧的6月龄伊犁马公马驹10匹,随机分为两组：对照组和试验组,每组5匹。两组马驹饲喂相同营养水平的粗饲料和精料补充料。试验组马匹用碘醚柳胺混悬液驱虫剂驱虫,对照组不进行驱虫。驱虫后,进行为期18 d的饲养试验,统计各组马驹粪便中虫卵排出的种类及数量并计算驱虫效果。结果表明,6月龄马驹粪便中共鉴别出9种虫卵,包括马副蛔虫、毛圆线虫、盅口线虫、细颈三齿线虫、埃及腹盘吸虫、韦氏类圆线虫、安氏网尾线虫、马蛲虫、侏儒副裸头绦虫;碘醚柳胺驱虫后第3天每克粪便的虫卵数（EPG）达到最高（13 500个/g）;驱虫后第6天,马驹寄生虫感染率降为6.37%,虫卵减少率为90.59%,转阴率为93.63%;驱虫后第18天,感染率降为13.33%,虫卵减少率为71.91%,转阴率为86.67%。结果表明,新疆昭苏马场6月龄马驹肠道寄生虫感染的种类较多,碘醚柳胺的驱虫效果在用药后的前6 d内最明显,用药后第18天药效减弱。     

碘醚柳胺驱虫对6月龄伊犁马营养物质消化代谢及生长发育的影响

本试验旨在研究碘醚柳胺驱虫对6月龄伊犁马驹营养物质消化代谢及生长发育的影响。试验选取在同一草场饲养的6月龄(出生日期±5 d)、平均体重为(117.60±15.84)kg的伊犁马公马马驹10匹,在相同的饲喂条件下随机分为2组,分别为对照组和试验组,每组5匹。试验组马驹灌服碘醚柳胺混悬液驱虫剂驱虫,每匹14 m L,对照组马驹不进行驱虫。驱虫后,进行为期20 d的消化代谢试验,其中预试期15 d,正试期5 d。结果显示:碘醚柳胺驱虫对马驹各营养物质摄入量、消化量、排出量和消化率均没有产生显著影响(P0.05),但试验组中性洗涤纤维、酸性洗涤纤维、钙消化率分别比对照组高18.17%、16.37%、17.36%;试验组马驹氮的沉积量和沉积率分别比对照组高65.90%(P0.05)和73.20%(P0.05);试验组马驹体高和胸围的总增长分别比对照组高123.58%(P0.05)和48.31%(P0.05)。因此,碘醚柳胺驱虫对6月龄伊犁马营养物质消化代谢的积极作用主要体现在氮沉积量和沉积率的增加以及体高和胸围的增长上。     

Development of resistance to Trichostrongylus colubriformis in goats

A high level of host resistance to Trichostrongylus colubriformis was established in a group of Saanen goats infected weekly with 10,000 infective larvae for 10 weeks, treated with an anthelmintic and then challenged twice with 50,000 larvae, with a further anthelmintic treatment 28 days after the first challenge. A second group of goats exposed only to the two challenge infections developed worm burdens intermediate between, and significantly different from, the first group and a third control group given only the second challenge infection. Nematode fecundity (eggs per female) and male:female ratios were also significantly decreased in the first two groups. Faecal egg counts and worm counts were highly correlated and this relationship was dominated by the influence of the number of eggs/female nematode. The goats were approximately 9 months old at the start of the experiment.     

Expulsion of small strongyle nematodes (cyathostomin spp) following deworming of horses on a stud farm in Sweden

This study was conducted on a stud farm in Sweden to investigate the species composition of cyathostomins expelled in the faeces of horses after deworming using three different anthelmintic preparations. Twenty-seven horses excreting > or = 200 strongyle eggs per gram faeces (EPG) were divided into three comparable groups and dewormed on day 0 with either of following compounds: 0.2 mg ivermectin per kg body weight (bw), 19 mg pyrantel pamoate per kg bw or 7.5 mg fenbendazole per kg bw. For each of the 3 days following anthelmintic treatment faeces was collected from individual horses and subsamples were fixed in formalin. Four days after the anthelmintic treatment all horses were re-treated with ivermectin and faeces was collected on day 5. Individual subsamples from each of the four sampling occasions were examined for cyathostomin nematodes. Sixty-three to 270 worms per horse were identified to the species level. The majority of the worms recovered were expelled during the first day from horses treated with ivermectin or pyrantel pamoate, and during the second day from horses treated with fenbendazole. Fifteen cyathostomin species were identified and the six most prevalent were Cylicocyclus nassatus, Cyathostomum catinatum, Cylicostephanus longibursatus, Cylicocyclus leptostomus, Cylicostephanus minutus and Cylicostephanus calicatus. These species composed 91% of the total burden of cyathostomins. The number of species found per horse ranged from 6 to 13, with an average of 9. No significant differences in species composition or distribution were found between the treatment groups. On day 5, i.e. 1 day after the last ivermectin treatment, 93% of the adult worms were recovered from horses in the fenbendazole group.This study showed that it was possible to identify cyathostomins expelled in faeces of dewormed horses, and that the most prevalent species corresponded to those found in autopsy surveys performed in other countries.     

Pyrantel pamoate resistance in horses receiving daily administration of pyrantel tartrate

CASE DESCRIPTIONS: 16 horses treated daily with pyrantel tartrate (2.64 mg/kg [1.2 mg/lb], PO) as part of a prophylactic anthelmintic program. CLINICAL FINDINGS: Fecal worm egg counts (FWECs) were obtained on all 16 horses. Mean FWEC was 478 eggs/g (epg; range, 0 to 4,075 epg). Three of the 16 horses were responsible for 85% of the total fecal egg output for the herd on the day of sampling. Six horses had FWECs < 200 epg. Three horses that had arrived within 4 months of the sampling date had FWECs < 100 epg. TREATMENT AND OUTCOME: An FWEC reduction test was initiated the day after FWECs were obtained; all horses with FWECs > 100 epg (9 horses) were treated with pyrantel pamoate (6.6 mg/kg [3 mg/lb], PO), and 14 days later, the FWEC was repeated. During the 14-day period, all horses received pyrantel tartrate (2.64 mg/kg, PO) daily. Fecal worm egg count reduction was calculated for each horse. Mean FWEC reduction for the group was 28.5% (range, increase of 21% in FWECs 14 days after treatment to a decrease of 100% in FWEC 14 days after treatment). CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Farms should be monitored for cyathostomes resistant to pyrantel pamoate prior to use of pyrantel tartrate. Fecal worm egg counts should be monitored routinely in horses before and after treatment to ensure efficacy of cyathostome control measures.     

补喂芒柄花素对伊犁马1000m速度赛成绩、血气及抗氧化指标的影响

【目的】 研究芒柄花素对伊犁马1 000 m速度赛成绩、血气及抗氧化指标的影响，为伊犁马运动训练过程中营养补喂剂的研发提供参考依据。【方法】 试验选择平均体重(411 kg±29 kg)、平均年龄(2.0岁±0.50岁)、1 000 m速度赛成绩(135.24 s±15.75 s)相近并且健康状况良好的12匹伊犁马公马作为研究对象，随机分为对照组与试验组，每组6匹。在相同的饲养管理、饲粮营养水平及运动训练条件下，试验组每匹马每天补喂芒柄花素8 g，进行为期30 d的补喂试验。在试验第30天进行1 000 m速度赛，记录比赛成绩并在赛后即刻通过颈静脉采集血样，使用血气分析仪测定电解质水平、酸碱平衡及血气指标，使用试剂盒测定抗氧化指标。【结果】 补喂芒柄花素能够显著缩短伊犁马1 000 m速度赛比赛用时(P<0.05);对血浆中电解质水平、酸碱平衡及血气相关指标均无显著影响(P>0.05);在血浆抗氧化指标方面，补喂芒柄花素能够显著提高赛后马匹血浆中超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶和总抗氧化能力，分别比对照组提高了11.12%(P<0.05)、8.45%(P<0.05)和32.70%(P<0.05);而试验组谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶和丙二醛的含量分别比对照组降低1.56%和11.32%，但无显著差异(P>0.05)。【结论】 在本试验条件下，给伊犁马补喂芒柄花素能够显著提高1 000 m速度赛成绩，并提高其运动抗氧化能力。     

新疆昭苏县不同季节和不同年龄段伊犁马消化道寄生虫感染情况的调查研究

试验旨在研究不同季节和不同年龄段伊犁马消化道主要寄生虫感染情况。在新疆昭苏县选取体重及健康状况相近的1岁（106匹）、2岁（116匹）及3岁（110匹）伊犁马,共计332匹,公母各半。分别于春季（4月）和秋季（10月）采集3个年龄的马匹粪便样品664份,每匹马2份（早、晚各1份）,用于寄生虫卵的鉴定和计数。结果表明,在不同年龄段春、秋两季伊犁马粪便中共鉴别出6种虫卵,分别是马圆线虫、毛圆线虫、细颈三齿线虫、马副蛔虫、马尖尾线虫、球虫,其中马圆线虫、毛圆线虫、细颈三齿线虫、马副蛔虫感染率较高。春季1岁、2岁、3岁伊犁马,马圆线虫感染率分别为98.11%、90.52%、88.18%;毛圆线虫感染率分别为95.28%、89.66%、97.27%;细颈三齿线虫感染率分别为85.85%、78.45%、87.27%;马副蛔虫感染率分别为46.23%、35.34%、29.09%。秋季1岁、2岁、3岁伊犁马,马圆线虫感染率分别为87.74%、69.83%、78.18%;毛圆线虫感染率分别为74.53%、79.31%、86.36%;细颈三齿线虫感染率分别为65.09%、68.10%、76.36%;马副蛔虫感染率分别为46.23%、35.34%、24.55%。由该试验结果可以得出,新疆昭苏县伊犁马感染率较高的寄生虫有马圆线虫、毛圆线虫、细颈三齿线虫及马副蛔虫;1岁马驹寄生虫感染率及虫卵数量普遍高于2岁和3岁马;春季寄生虫感染率普遍高于秋季。     

Management of drug-resistant cyathostominosis on a breeding farm in central North Carolina

REASONS FOR PERFORMING STUDY: Possible anthelmintic resistance on a breeding farm where a rapid rotation anthelmintic programme had been implemented for 9 years was investigated. Cyathostomins resistant to fenbendazole and pyrantel were documented by faecal worm egg count reduction test (FWECRT). OBJECTIVES: To 1) manage small strongyle transmission in a herd of horses in which resistance to both pyrantel pamoate and fenbendazole was identified and thereby reduce the risk of clinical disease in the individual animal, 2) monitor the change in resistance patterns over time and 3) monitor the efficacy of ivermectin over the study period. METHODS: Targeted ivermectin treatment of horses on the farm was instituted for mature horses with faecal worm egg counts (FWEC) > 200 eggs/g (epg) and for horses < age 2 years with FWEC > 100 epg. RESULTS: Over a 30 month period, targeted ivermectin treatment achieved acceptable control in mares, as judged by FWEC, and improved control of patent cyathostome infection in consecutive foal crops. Egg reappearance time (ERT) after treatment with ivermectin was < 8 weeks in mares and foals more frequently in the second year of the study than in the first year. Numbers of anthelmintic treatments were reduced by 77.6 and 533% in the mare and foal group, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Targeted ivermectin treatment may be an economically viable method of managing multiple drug resistant cyathostominosis. POTENTIAL RELEVANCE: Use of ivermectin should be monitored closely for development of resistance.     

Evaluation of the efficacy of anthelmintics sold on Ethiopian markets against <Emphasis Type="Italic">Haemonchus contortus</Emphasis> in experimentally infected Sheep

A total of 54 lambs, aged between 6–8 months were experimentally infected with Haemonchus contortus to evaluate the efficacy of different anthelmintic brands sold on Ethiopian markets using the faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT) and controlled anthelmintic efficacy trial. Accordingly four different albendazole (Alzole®, Analgon-300®, Albenjung_s® and Ahshialben-300®), two tetramisole (Tetsole® and Ashitetra 600) and two tetramisole-oxyclozanide (Tetraclozan sheep® and Tetraclozash 900®) brands were evaluated at the dosage rates recommended by the manufacturers. Animals were allocated into nine groups of six animals each, and balanced for faecal egg counts (FEC), based on their pre-treatment FEC and treatments were randomized among the groups. One group was kept untreated as a control. Faecal egg count was conducted on day 30 post-infection (day of treatment) and on the 10th day post-treatment. Evaluation of anthelmintics based on FECRT revealed high efficacy (99.55–100% reduction in FEC) for all anthelmintic brands tested against H. contortus. The worm count reduction test using controlled anthelmintic efficacy trial also supported the above finding with 99–100% efficacy of the tested anthelmintics. Therefore, the suspicion on the anthelmintic products as being substandard in quality is not credible, at least, for the brands investigated in this study and it might rather be attributed to under dosing. The need for a good extension system for livestock producers with regard to good anthelmintic usage practices, in light of the inevitable development of anthelminitic resistance, is emphasized. Regular surveillance and laboratory quality evaluation of the anthelmintic products in Ethiopia is indicated.     

不同加工方式玉米粉对6月龄伊犁马消化代谢、血浆生化指标及生长发育的影响

本试验旨在研究不同加工方式玉米粉对6月龄伊犁马消化代谢、血浆生化指标及生长发育的影响,为蒸汽压片玉米粉、膨化玉米粉在马饲粮中的应用提供参考。本试验选取平均体重为(105.10±11.83)kg、健康状况良好的6月龄伊犁公马20匹,按体重相近原则,随机分为4组,每组5匹。每天每匹马饲喂0.3 kg粉状浓缩料和3.5 kg苜蓿干草,在此基础上对照组、试验Ⅰ组、试验Ⅱ组、试验Ⅲ组每天每匹再分别饲喂0.3 kg粉碎玉米粉、0.3 kg粉碎玉米粉+1 gα-淀粉酶、0.3 kg蒸汽压片玉米粉、0.3 kg膨化玉米粉,进行为期20 d的消化代谢试验,其中预试期13 d,正试期7 d。结果表明:试验Ⅲ组干物质、有机物、粗蛋白质、中性洗涤纤维、酸性洗涤纤维消化量以及中性洗涤纤维、酸性洗涤纤维消化率显著高于对照组(P0.05);试验Ⅲ组氮、钙、磷沉积率显著高于对照组、试验Ⅰ组(P0.05);试验Ⅲ组消化能、代谢能显著高于对照组、试验Ⅰ组(P0.05),而对照组、试验Ⅰ组、试验Ⅱ组之间差异不显著(P0.05);试验Ⅲ组试验期间增重和平均日增重均高于其他各组,但各组间差异不显著(P0.05);就体斜长增加而言,试验Ⅲ组显著高于其他组(P0.05);试验Ⅱ组胸围增加显著高于其他3组(P0.05);各组间血浆生化指标差异不显著(P0.05)。由此得出,饲喂膨化玉米粉可提高饲粮中营养物质的消化率及能量代谢,并促进马的生长发育;而饲喂含酶制剂的粉碎玉米粉或蒸汽压片玉米粉对6月龄伊犁马的营养物质消化率及生长发育无显著促进作用。     

The epidemiology of nematode and fluke infections in cattle in the Red River Delta in Vietnam

Over a period of 13 months, faecal samples were collected monthly from approximately 45 cattle over 3 months of age. Additionally, 74 calves of 1-2 months were sampled to determine the presence of Toxocara vitulorum eggs. Individual egg counts and infective strongyle larvae from pooled faecal samples were examined. Post-mortem worm counts were carried out on six groups of tracer calves (n=12) that had been kept for 4 weeks on pasture in and around the village studied. The following helminths were identified: T. vitulorum, Cooperia punctata, C. pectinata, C. oncophora, Oesophagostomum radiatum, Trichostrongylus axei, T. colubriformis, Haemonchus spp., Fasciola spp. and Paramphistomum spp. In 8% of the samples collected from young calves, individual egg counts for T. vitulorum were found indicative for pathogenic worm burdens. Strongyle egg counts and worm counts indicated that transmission is low without a distinct seasonality. In animals of 3-9 months old, a strongyle egg count peak can be demonstrated which at a higher age steadily and significantly decreased. In faecal cultures Cooperia spp. were most prominent in all age groups throughout the year with the exception of the period September-November when Haemonchus spp. and Oesophagostomum spp. were most prevalent. Fasciola spp. eggs were found in 22% of the collected faecal samples and the egg counts were low indicating that the intensity of Fasciola spp. infection is mild. Based on the present data, regular anthelmintic treatments seem not to be justified, except for a single treatment at the age of 2 weeks against toxocariosis.     

Shedding consistency of strongyle-type eggs in Dutch boarding horses

Faeces of 484 horses were sampled twice with an interval of 6 weeks while anthelmintic therapy was halted. Faecal eggs counts revealed that 267 (55.2%) horses had consistently low numbers of eggs per gram faeces (EPG) (EPG < 100 or = 100), 155 (32.0%) horses had consistently high EPGs (EPG > 100). Horses with consistently high EPGs were more often mares with access to pasture, aged less than 6 or more than 23 years, that were dewormed at intervals longer than 6 months, and were treated for the last time more than 3 months before the start of the study. Horses with consistently low EPGs were more often male horses with no or limited access to pasture, that were dewormed at maximally 6-month intervals, and were aged between 6 and 23 years. The results are an indication that some horses have consistently low EPGs and perhaps could be used as non-treated animals in a selective anthelmintic treatment scheme aimed at the prevention of the development of anthelmintic resistance.     

补喂复合益生菌对3~6月龄伊犁马粪便纤维含量、挥发性脂肪酸浓度和血浆细胞因子水平的影响

试验旨在研究补喂复合益生菌对3~6月龄伊犁马粪便纤维含量、VFA浓度和血浆细胞因子水平的影响。选取体重相近（90.23 kg±11.02 kg）、健康状况良好的3月龄伊犁马哺乳马驹10匹,随机分为2组,每组5匹,分别为对照组和试验组。在分阶段补喂等量营养水平的精料补充料和苜蓿干草的基础上,试验组每匹马驹每天补喂0.075 g（2×10¹¹ CFU/g）枯草芽孢杆菌和0.133 g（3×10¹⁰ CFU/g）植物乳杆菌复合菌,进行为期90 d的饲养试验。结果显示,补喂复合益生菌能够显著或极显著降低马驹粪便中酸性洗涤纤维（ADF）和淀粉的含量（P < 0.05;P < 0.01）,分别比对照组低3.50%和11.32%;显著或极显著提高马驹粪便中乙酸和丙酸的浓度（P < 0.05;P < 0.01）,分别比对照组高14.65%和64.29%;极显著提高血浆中肿瘤坏死因子α（TNF-α）的水平（P < 0.01）,比对照组高16.17%。由此可见,补喂复合益生菌能够降低马驹粪便中纤维的含量、提高挥发性脂肪酸（VFA）的浓度,增加3~6月龄伊犁马血浆细胞因子水平。     

Strongyle infections in ponies. I. Response to intermittent thiabendazole treatments.

A group of seven ponies naturally infected with large numbers of small strongyles and raised under conditions to minimize reinfection were treated periodically over a three year span with thiabendazole at the rate of 44 mg/kg body weight. Based on the absence of worm eggs in the feces following each treatment, thiabendazole removed the adult strongyles present with a new population subsequently developing by maturation of inhibited larvae. It took as many as four or five treatments to eliminate or reduce significantly the worm burdens present in the ponies under the conditions of this study. Strongyle eggs started to reappear in the feces about six weeks after treatment and following the first treatment the mean egg counts rose to the pretreatment level. On successive treatments the interval for worm eggs to appear in the feces lengthened and mean egg counts never rose quite as high as immediate pretreatment levels. Hematological changes were not marked, although a small steady increase in the mean hemoglobin values and an equivalent small decrease in the mean eosinophil counts occurred in all ponies following each successive treatment. The study supports the rationale of regular anthelmintic treatment of horses in that even in the absence of reinfection, new burdens of adult worms develop following treatment.     

Effects of Different Levels of Concentrate Supplement on Nutrition Digestion and Metabolism,Blood Biochemical Indexes and Body Weight Gain in 6 Months Old Yili Foals

6 months old Yili foals were used as the experimental animal fed with different levels concentrate supplement to study the effects of fed with different levels concentrate supplement on digestion and metabolism,blood biochemical indexes and body weight gain by total feces and urine collection method,provide evidence for 6 months old Yili foals feeding.According to similar weight,20 weaned 6 months old Yili foals (all males) whose average weight was (145.28±1.69)kg were randomly divided into 4 groups named groups Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ,each group of 5 weaned Yili foals(all males).All Yili foals were fed with alfalfa 4 kg/d,basised on this,groups Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ and Ⅳ were fed with 0.4,0.6,0.8,1.0 kg/d concentrate supplement.20 d digestion and metabolism experiment,comprised 16 d adaptation and 4 d collection.The results showed that as the amount of concentrate supplement feeding increased,nutrition intake,amount of nutrient digestion of DM,OM,CP,Ca,DE,ME,retention rate of N,Ca increased.There were no significant effects on the content of TP,GLB,ALB,and BUN in plasma of 6 months old Yili foals(P > 0.05),but the content of TP,GLB in plasma showed an increased trend,the concentration of BUN in plasma showed a decreased trend.The ADG of 6 months old Yili foals was gradually increased as the amount of concentrate supplement feeding increased.Therefore,increasing amount of concentrate supplement feeding of 6 months old Yili foals could increase the nutrient intake,digestion rate and retention rate,also could strengthen the body's immune ability,improved nitrogen deposition and the average daily gain.     

饲喂不同水平的精料补充料对6月龄伊犁马马驹消化代谢、血液生化指标及体增重的影响

本试验以6月龄伊犁马驹为试验动物,饲喂不同水平的精料补充料,通过全收粪、收尿法进行消化代谢试验,探究饲喂不同水平的精料补充料对6月龄伊犁马消化代谢、血液生化指标及体增重的影响,为6月龄伊犁马驹的科学饲喂提供依据。试验选用平均体重为(145.28±1.69) kg的6月龄断奶伊犁公马驹20匹,随机分为4组,每组5匹,分别为试验Ⅰ、Ⅱ、Ⅲ及Ⅳ组,各组每匹马每天饲喂4 kg苜蓿干草,在此基础上分别饲喂精料补充料0.4、0.6、0.8、1.0 kg。进行20 d的消化代谢试验,其中预试期16 d,正试期4 d。结果表明,随精料补充料饲喂水平的增加6月龄伊犁马马驹对营养物质的摄入量,干物质、有机物、粗蛋白质、钙的消化量,以及消化能、代谢能、氮沉积率、钙沉积率均增加,对6月龄伊犁马马驹血浆中总蛋白、球蛋白、白蛋白及血液尿素氮含量均无显著影响(P > 0.05),但6月龄伊犁马马驹血液中球蛋白的含量有增加的趋势,血液中尿素氮的含量有降低的趋势;此外试验期内平均日增重随精料补充料饲喂水平的增加呈上升趋势。因此,增加6月龄伊犁马马驹精料补充料的饲喂水平可提高营养物质摄入量、消化率及沉积率,还可增强机体免疫能力、促进氮沉积并提高马驹的平均日增重。     

不同营养水平饲料补饲对伊犁马4 ~ 12月龄幼驹生长性能的影响

本研究旨在通过验证不同专用饲料的应用价值,为幼年期伊犁马找出一种有利于其生长发育的模式,并以此建立科学有效的饲养方案。试验通过测定不同月份伊犁马幼驹体重以及体尺指标变化,综合对比不同专用饲料对于其发育影响,判定伊犁马幼驹补饲形式。结果表明：试验Ⅰ组和试验Ⅱ组马驹的平均日增重与对照组相比分别提高了20.83%和25%|试验Ⅰ组和试验Ⅱ组与对照组相比在体高日变化、体长日变化、胸围日变化和管围日变化4项体尺水平上分别增加61.22%和61.22%、23.61%和31.94%、22.13%和9.84%、10%和20%。试验Ⅱ组马驹体重的增加和体长、管围2项体尺的增长比试验Ⅰ组快,体高和胸围2项体尺的增长试验Ⅰ组比试验Ⅱ组略快,但两个组之间均差异不显著（P > 0.05）。综上,两种饲料补饲后都明显地提高了伊犁马幼驹的生长发育速度,试验Ⅱ组对于幼驹影响综合效果较试验I组更好。 [关键词] 伊犁马|体尺性状|幼驹|生长性能     

Effects of anthelmintic treatment and feed supplementation on grazing Tuli weaner steers naturally infected with gastrointestinal nematodes

A study was carried out to determine the epidemiology of gastrointestinal nematodes in indigenous Tuli cattle and the effect of dietary protein supplementation and anthelmintic treatment on productivity in young growing cattle. Forty steers with an average age of 18 months were divided into 4 groups; 1) fenbendazole (slow release bolus) and cottonseed meal (FCSM group), 2) fenbendazole (FBZ group), 3) cottonseed meal (CSM group) and 4) control (no cottonseed meal and no fenbendazole) (control group). Performance parameters measured included worm eggs per gram of faeces (EPG), packed cell volume (PCV), albumin and live-weight gain. Results showed that faecal worm egg counts were lower and PCV was higher in the FCSM and FBZ groups than in the CSM and control groups (P < 0.01). Weight gains were higher in the CSM and FCSM groups than in the FBZ and control groups (P < 0.05). The cost benefits of anthelmintic treatment and dietary supplementation were apparent in this study. The improved growth performance of the FCSM, FBZ and CSM groups reflected a financial gain over the controls on termination of the study. The dominant genera of gastrointestinal nematodes on faecal culture, pasture larval counts and necropsy were Cooperia and Haemonchus. The incidences of Trichostrongylus, Oesophagostomum and Bunostomum were low.     

Comparison of ivermectin, oxibendazole, and pyrantel pamoate in suppressing fecal egg output in horses

Thirty resident horses at a boarding stable in Alberta were used to evaluate the relative efficacies of ivermectin, oxibendazole, and pyrantel pamoate in reducing fecal egg output in adult horses under routine management conditions during spring and early summer, and to more clearly define the duration of suppression of fecal egg production following anthelmintic treatment. Horses were blocked according to pretreatment egg counts and randomly assigned to one of three treatments: pyrantel pamoate at 6.6 mg/kg body weight; oxibendazole at 10 mg/kg body weight; or ivermectin at 200 μg/kg body weight. All treatments were administered orally as a paste on day 0.Fecal samples were collected for examination by the modified Wisconsin procedure before treatment, and then at 4-11 day intervals up to day 72.

Very few if any strongyle eggs were found in the feces of any horses up to day 35. On days 42, 50 and 57, the geometric mean egg count for the ivermectin group was significantly (p<0.05) lower than that for the oxibendazole or pyrantel pamoate groups. Based on a survival curve analysis of the data, the mean number of days for recurrence of eggs in the feces was significantly longer for the ivermectin group than for the oxibendazole and pyrantel pamoate groups.

Under conditions encountered in this study, the posttreatment interval to resumption of fecal egg out-put in horses treated with ivermectin was eight to nine weeks, compared with five to six weeks for horses treated with oxibendazole or pyrantel pamoate.

     

Anthelmintic treatment in horses: the extra-label use of products and the danger of under-dosing

Anthelmintic products form the basis of helminth control practices on horse stud farms at present. Regular evaluation of the efficacy of these products is advisable, as it will provide information on the worm egg reappearance period and the resistance status in the worm population. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of doramectin, pyrantel pamoate, ivermectin and moxidectin on a Thoroughbred stud farm in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The study also compared the anthelmintic efficacy of two moxidectin formulations administered at their recommended dosages (an injectable, at 0.2 mg/kg, not registered for horses, and an oral gel at 0.4 mg/kg, registered for horses). Two mixed-sex groups of 30 yearlings and 40 weaners were tested in 2001 and 2002, respectively, divided into 3 and 4 groups of equal size. In 2001, moxidectin was one of 3 drugs administered orally and at a dose rate of 0.4 mg/kg. In 2002, pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin were orally administered at 19 and 0.2 mg/kg. Moxidectin and doramectin (the latter not registered for horses) were administered by intramuscular injection at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg, the dosage registered for other host species. The faecal egg count reduction test was used to determine the anthelmintic efficacies in both years. Each animal acted as its own control and the arithmetic mean faecal egg count and lower 95% confidence limit was calculated for each of the groups. A 100% reduction in the faecal egg counts and a 100% lower 95% confidence limit was recorded for moxidectin (0.4 mg/kg) in 2001. In 2002, a 99% and 96% reduction was recorded for pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin, respectively. In the same year doramectin and moxidectin (both injectable and given at 0.2 mg/kg) did not have any effect on worm egg counts. Of the 4 drugs tested in 2002, only pyrantel pamoate recorded lower 95% confidence limits above 90%.