Anthelmintic activity of albendazole in white-tailed deer.
Albendazole at dose rates of 11 to 54 mg/kg (mean of 25 +/- 11 SD) of body weight was highly effective (greater than 99%) against Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia odocoilei, O mossi, Trichostrongylus askivali and Nematodirus odocoilei in 22 white tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in southern Texas. It was 38% effective against mature and immature deer liver flukes (Fascioloides magna). Toxicoses associated with treatment were not observed. Large numbers of abomasal nematodes (mean of 2,949 +/- 3.147 SD) were recovered from 16 untreated control deer, indicating these may have had a potential impact on herd health and indicating the importance of treatment or other management alternatives.
D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003670:Deer; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D006188:Haemonchiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000662:veterinary*; D010029:Ostertagiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D014252:Trichostrongyloidiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary
D000871:Anthelmintics; D001562:Benzimidazoles