Efficacy of oral clorsulon in the treatment of Fasciola hepatica infections in calves.
Twenty calves at each of 2 Arkansas locations were inoculated with infective Fasciola hepatica metacercariae. After 56 days, the calves at each site were randomly assigned by weight to 2 treatment groups of 10 calves/group; vehicle control or clorsulon at the rate of 7 mg/kg of body weight. All treatments were given orally as a suspension. Calves were killed 6 weeks after treatment and F hepatica counts were performed for all animals. At the 2 sites, mean levels of efficacy were 96% and 91%. Adverse reactions to clorsulon or the vehicle were not observed in the calves.
D000818:Animals; D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D013424:Sulfanilamides / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000980:Antiplatyhelmintic Agents; D013424:Sulfanilamides; C015675:clorsulon