Efficacy of mebendazole against Dictyocaulus arnfieldi in the donkey.
In a controlled trial in naturally infected donkeys the efficacy of mebendazole against Dictyocaulus arnfieldi infection was evaluated. A powder formulation of mebendazole given orally at a dosage rate of 4.3 to 5.7 mg per kg per day for five days had no apparent effect on existing lungworm burdens. However a paste formulation of mebendazole given orally at a higher dosage rate of 15.2 to 20.0 mg per kg per day for five days was 75 to 100 per cent effective in the removal of lungworms from individual animals.
D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004022:Dictyocaulus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010527:Perissodactyla
D001562:Benzimidazoles; D008463:Mebendazole