title: The effect of pre-farrowing treatment of the sow with ivermectin on the early establishment of Ascaris suum and Oesophagostomum spp in the progeny.
abstract: Residual infective Ascaris suum eggs in farrowing pens provide the initial source of infection for piglets under Swedish management conditions. In such circumstances there is little evidence to support pre-farrowing treatment of the sow specifically against A. suum. The present study shows, however, that ivermectin-treatment of the sow prevents the early establishment of A. suum and Oesophagostomum spp in her litter.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001196:Ascariasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D007559:Ivermectin; D007783:Lactones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D009814:Oesophagostomiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine / Q000469:parasitology; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D007783:Lactones; D007559:Ivermectin