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Failure of moxidectin to control benzimidazole–, levamisole– and ivermectinresistant Teladorsagia circumcincta in a sheep flock
Author(s) -
Sargison N.D.,
Jackson F.,
Bartley D. J.,
Moir A. C. P.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
veterinary record
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 2042-7670
pISSN - 0042-4900
DOI - 10.1136/vr.156.4.105
Subject(s) - moxidectin , ivermectin , teladorsagia circumcincta , levamisole , domestic sheep reproduction , anthelmintic , flock , biology , population , benzimidazole , veterinary medicine , zoology , pasture , helminths , medicine , haemonchus contortus , agronomy , immunology , chemistry , environmental health , organic chemistry
Control of a benzimidazole–, levamisole– and ivermectin‐resistant population of Teladorsagia circumcincta was attempted using moxidectin administered orally at the manufacturer's recommended dose rate of 200 µg/kg bodyweight. Ewes were dosed after lambing with the aim of controlling their periparturient rise in faecal egg output and lambs were dosed at six‐week intervals throughout the summer. This regimen failed to suppress the establishment of significant numbers of infective helminth larvae on the pasture, resulting in unsatisfactory lamb production. Oral dosing with moxidectin was effective in removing adult female burdens of ivermectin‐resistant T circumcincta , but the effect of the drug did not persist against the resistant helminth population.