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1 October 1991 EFFICACY OF TRICLABENDAZOLE AGAINST NATURAL INFECTIONS OF FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA IN WAPITI
M. J. Pybus, D. K. Onderka, N. Cool
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Abstract

Fourteen free-ranging adult wapiti (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) were captured in Banff National Park, Alberta (Canada) and held in captivity near Edmonton. A 24% suspension of triclabendazole at doses of 30 to 100 mg/kg body weight was drenched into the rumen of eight females and four males. Two male wapiti were used as untreated controls. Animals were killed and examined at 4 (n = 3), 6 (n = 4), or 8 (n = 4) wk after treatment. Efficacy was 90% against immature Fascioloides magna collected 4 wk after treatment and 98% against adult flukes collected 4, 6 or 8 wk after treatment. All 32 flukes recovered from control wapiti were active and apparently healthy. Treatment at 50 to 60 mg/kg is recommended against F. magna in wapiti. A protocol for treating infected wapiti is outlined.

Pybus, Onderka, and Cool: EFFICACY OF TRICLABENDAZOLE AGAINST NATURAL INFECTIONS OF FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA IN WAPITI
M. J. Pybus, D. K. Onderka, and N. Cool "EFFICACY OF TRICLABENDAZOLE AGAINST NATURAL INFECTIONS OF FASCIOLOIDES MAGNA IN WAPITI," Journal of Wildlife Diseases 27(4), 599-605, (1 October 1991). https://doi.org/10.7589/0090-3558-27.4.599
Received: 4 September 1990; Published: 1 October 1991
KEYWORDS
anthelmintic
Cervus elaphus nelsoni
drug trial
Fascioloides magna
translocation
treatment
Triclabendazole
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