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Reduced growth of Lucilia cuprina larvae fed serum from sheep treated with anthelmintics
Author(s) -
EAST IJ,
KERLIN RL,
EISEMANN CH
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
australian veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.382
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1751-0813
pISSN - 0005-0423
DOI - 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1992.tb09895.x
Subject(s) - lucilia cuprina , ivermectin , levamisole , biology , larva , veterinary medicine , anthelmintic , haemonchus contortus , zoology , medicine , botany , immunology , calliphoridae
SUMMARY: The effect of three commonly used anthelmintics, levamisole hydrochloride, ivermectin and closantel, on the development of the sheep blowfly, Lucil***ia cuprina, was determined. Sheep were treated with each antheimintic using the manufacturers' recommended dose for heiminth control. Both ivermectin and closantel significantly (p <0.05) reduced the growth rate of larvae of L cuprina cultured in vitro on serum from these sheep. Levamisole hydrochloride had no effect. ***ivermectin was effective for less than 6 days after treatment, whereas closantel significantly reduced larval growth 21 days after treatment. Dose‐response experiments showed that lower concentrations of both ivermectin and closantel were not as effective in reducing larval growth.