Studies on fenbendazole for treating lung and intestinal parasites in horses and donkeys.
The efficacy of orally administered fenbendazole on lung and intestinal parasitism in equids was investigated in a mixed herd of pony mares, jenny donkeys and foals. A single dose of 7.5 mg fenbendazole/kg body weight effectively removed intestinal parasites from the ponies, donkeys and foals, but higher doses and repeated treatments failed to eliminate lungworm infections in donkeys. The finding of eosinophilia proved useful in detecting lungworm infections in donkeys.
D000818:Animals; D001198:Ascaridiasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004022:Dictyocaulus Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005273:Fenbendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006736:Horses / Q000469:parasitology; D007411:Intestinal Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D007814:Larva; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010527:Perissodactyla / Q000469:parasitology*; D013319:Strongyle Infections, Equine / Q000188:drug therapy
D001562:Benzimidazoles; D005273:Fenbendazole