title: Anticestodal action of oxfendazole on Raillietina tetragona in experimentally infected chickens.
abstract: Oxfendazole was tested against Raillietina tetragona in experimentally infected chickens using single oral doses of 20, 10, 7.5, 5, and 2.5 mg/kg body weight. The minimal dose of the drug which produced 100% efficacy against immature worms was 10 mg/kg whereas the same effect on the mature parasite was obtained with 7.5 mg/kg. Doses lower than these significantly reduce worm burdens. The compound appears to be safe for chickens and a dose of 20 mg/kg (twice the recommended dose) produced no untoward clinical reactions.
authors: I E
authors: IE
authors: Nurelhuda
authors: E E
authors: EE
authors: Elowni
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Hassan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002645:Chickens / Q000469:parasitology*; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles; C011030:oxfendazole