Comparative efficacy of pyrethrum marc with albendazole against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes
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1998Author
Mbaria, JM
Maitho, TE
Mitema, ES
Muchiri, DJ
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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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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9719824http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33091
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Mbaria JM, Maitho TE, Mitema ES, Muchiri DJ (1998). Comparative efficacy of pyrethrum marc with albendazole against sheep gastrointestinal nematodes. Trop Anim Health Prod. 1998 Feb;30(1):17-22.Publisher
Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.