Efficacy of oxfendazole against naturally acquired gastro-intestinal nematode infestations in buffaloes in Egypt.
The benzimidazole anthelmintic, oxfendazole, was used as an oral suspension at 4.5 and 2.8 mg/kg to treat naturally infested indigenous buffaloes in Egypt. Worms of the genera Haemonchus, Cooperia, Trichostrongylus, Ostertagia, Chabertia and Oesophagostomum were identified in the animals prior to treatment. A 100% reduction in faecal egg counts was obtained at the 4.5 mg/kg level when compared to untreated control animals. Reductions in faecal egg counts greater than 90% were recorded at 2.8 mg/kg and these exceeded reductions obtained by drenching with the older benzimidazole anthelmintic, thiabendazole, at 67 and 111 mg/kg.
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002020:Buffaloes; D002219:Carbamates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004534:Egypt; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D013827:Thiabendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000871:Anthelmintics; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D002219:Carbamates; D013827:Thiabendazole; C011030:oxfendazole