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Table 1 The presence of Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis in skin scrapings from breeding animals in Herd A and Herd B before and after IM injection (day 0) with doramectin at a dosage of 300 μg/kg bodyweight. Live mites were isolated prior to treatment, from both herds. Following treatment, only dead mites were found in the scrapings.

From: Elimination of Mange Mites Sarcoptes scabiei var. suisfrom Two Naturally Infested Danish Sow Herds Using a Single Injection Regime with Doramectin

Time in relation to treatment (months)

Herd A

Herd B

 

No. pigs with dead mites/No. pigs scraped

No. pigs with dead mites/No. pigs scraped

<0 (before treatment)

8/95

23/203

0 – 1

2/96

8/214

1 – 4

1/99

3/219

4 – 8

0/81

1/166

8 – 12

1/67

0/132

12 – 16

11/62

0/106

16 – 20

0/47

0/81

Total (after treatment)

5/452

13/918

  1. 1 Parts of a dead mite.