Anthelmintic efficacy fenbendazole paste in equines.
A single oral dose of fenbendazole (FBZ) paste at 7,5 mg/kg body mass was given to 5 horses. It was highly effective against adults of the following genera: Cyathostomum, Cylicostephanus, Cylicondontophorus, Poteriostomum, Cylicocyclus, Triodontophorus, Oesophagodontus (and other genera belonging to the subfamily Cyathostominae). Similarly, high efficacy was obtained against the adults of the following species: Oxyuris equi, Strongylus vulgaris, Strongylus equinus and Probstmayria vivipara. These results were confirmed in 12 horses and in addition FBZ at 7,5 mg/kg was highly effective against Parascaris equorum, Craterostomum and Gyalocephalus.
D000818:Animals; D001562:Benzimidazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005273:Fenbendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D007422:Intestines / Q000469:parasitology; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D010270:Parasite Egg Count; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology
D001562:Benzimidazoles; D005273:Fenbendazole