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Table 4 Type of anthelmintics used during 2005 - 2007 in sheep and goat flocks in Norway (percentage).

From: Worm control practice against gastro-intestinal parasites in Norwegian sheep and goat flocks

Type of anthelmintics

Sheep

Goat

 

2005

2006

2007

2005

2006

2007

 

n = 551

n = 561

n = 587

n = 205

n = 203

n = 189

Benzimidazoles (BZ)

73.5a

66.3a

64.9a

51.3a

46.6a

42.3

Macrocyclic lactones (ML)

14.3b

21.1b

23.4b

32.9b

36.0b

39.1

Tetrahydropyrimidines (THP)**

4.4

2.1

0.9

-

-

-

BZ + ML

6.7

9.4

9.7

7.9

8.1

8.3

No treatment

1.1

1.1

1.1

7.9

9.3

10.3

Total

100

100

100

100

100

100

  1. a, b different superscripts in the same column indicate a significant difference (p < 0.001, Kruskal-Wallis) between BZ and ML within the years.
  2. **In the anthelmintic class Tetrahydropyrimidines only the label "Exhelm®, Pfizer, (Morantel)" was used. This class has not been registered in Norway after 2006.