A cost-effective and efficacious method of pinworm treatment for large colonies of mice.
Rodent pinworm infestations are common in modern animal facilities, and treatments to eradicate these nematodes are often costly and labor-intensive. The authors describe a method they developed to treat rodents with ivermectin using the automatic watering system available at their facility. This delivery method proved an efficacious and cost-effective means of eradicating Aspiculuris tetraptera from a large colony of mice. The system might also be used to provide other orally administered agents to mice and other species.
Veterinary Medical Unit, Research & Development Service, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA. debra.hickman@med.va.gov
Debra
D
Hickman
Melissa
M
Swan
G Paul
GP
Hartman
D000822:Animal Husbandry / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000191:economics; D051379:Mice; D010123:Oxyuriasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010124:Oxyuroidea / Q000254:growth & development*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000191:economics / Q000469:parasitology*
D007559:Ivermectin