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Treatment with ivermectin of sarcoptic mange in pigs
Author(s) -
SEAMAN JT,
THOMPSON DR,
BARRICK RA
Publication year - 1993
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.1751-0813.1993.tb07981.x
Subject(s) - ivermectin , mange , sarcoptes scabiei , scabies , veterinary medicine , body weight , biology , zoology , medicine , dermatology , endocrinology
SUMMARY Ivermectin injectable solution (1% w/v) was highly effective against Sarcoptes scabiei var suis when administered subcutaneously once to swine at 300 mcg/kg body weight. There were significantly (P < 0.05) fewer Sarcoptes mange mites counted on pigs treated with ivermectin than on untreated pigs at each count up to day 56 after treatment. The results indicate ivermectin should provide an efficient, practical means of control of sarcoptic mange in intensive piggeries.