Anthelmintic activity of flubendazole in naturally infected geese and the economic importance of deworming.
The efficacy of flubendazole food medication against roundworms in geese was determined under controlled field conditions. The geese were infected with Amidostomum anseris, Capillaria anseris, Trichostrongylus tennis, and Syngamus trachea. Medicated food was given for 7 consecutive days at a level of 30 ppm. Anthelmintic activity, egg production, and hatchability were recorded. Flubendazole medication resulted in a 100% worm elimination, no consistent change in egg-lay performance, and a highly significant increase in hatchability.
D000818:Animals; D000969:Antinematodal Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005777:Geese / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D008463:Mebendazole / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009348:Nematoda / Q000187:drug effects; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010058:Oviposition; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology
D000969:Antinematodal Agents; D001562:Benzimidazoles; D008463:Mebendazole; C018945:flubendazole