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Influence of Early Season Moxidectin Treatments on Acquisition of Immunity to Ostertagia ostertagi in Calves
Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 36, pages 383–386 (1995)
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Moxidectin, a newly developed endectocide, has previously been demonstrated to have a high efficacy against gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle (Ranjan et al. 1992, Scholl et al. 1992). In a field trial (Yang, Satrija and Nansen, unpublished data) matched groups of 8 first-season Black Pied Friesian heifer calves, 6-8 months of age, were turned out in early May 1992 on a permanent pasture contaminated with trichostrongyles. The groups were grazed separately on comparable plots until they were housed in mid October 1992. Group Β was treated with moxidectin at turnout, and group C was treated at turnout and again 8 weeks after turnout. A third group served as non-treated controls (group A). The results showed that the 2 early season prophylactic treatments (group C) reduced the late season herbage trichostrongyle larval infectivity with 80 to 90%, whereas the reduction accomplished by only 1 treatment at turnout (group B) was much less. Group C excreted significantly lower numbers of strongyle eggs than groups A and B. The non-treated controls showed clinical signs of trichostrongylosis in late September, which coincided with a steep rise in serum pepsinogen levels reaching an average peak level of 3.5 IU tyrosine litre-1. A few animals in group Β showed softening of faeces particularly in the very late season. In contrast, animals receiving 2 moxidectin treatments remained in a clinically good condition throughout the season.
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Satrija, F., Nansen, P., Midtgaard, Ν. et al. Influence of Early Season Moxidectin Treatments on Acquisition of Immunity to Ostertagia ostertagi in Calves. Acta Vet Scand 36, 383–386 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03547684
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