title: Efficacy of albendazole against Haemonchus, Nematodirus, Dictyocaulus, and Monieza of sheep.
abstract: Albendazole was highly efficacious in the removal of monospecific and mixed infection of Haemonchus contortus, Nematodirus spathiger, and Dictyocaulus filaria from sheep. A dose level of 5 mg/kg removed nearly all gastrointestinal nematodes, and 10 mg/kg removed all lungworms. Tapeworms of the genus Moniezia were completely removed by a dose level of 10 hg/kg.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004022:Dictyocaulus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006188:Haemonchiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008989:Monieziasis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014252:Trichostrongyloidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D001562:Benzimidazoles