Abstract
Chorioptes sp. mite infestation is increasingly recognized as a cause of skin disease in New World camelids and there is a need for an effective treatment protocol to eliminate herd infestation. In this field trial, eprinomectin applied topically at the rate of 0.5 mg kg(-1) weekly for 10 weeks was found to be ineffective in a herd of 12 llamas and 16 alpacas.
MeSH terms
- Administration, Cutaneous
- Animals
- Camelids, New World*
- Female
- Insecticides / administration & dosage
- Insecticides / therapeutic use*
- Ivermectin / administration & dosage
- Ivermectin / analogs & derivatives*
- Ivermectin / therapeutic use
- Male
- Mite Infestations / drug therapy
- Mite Infestations / veterinary*
- Psoroptidae*
- Treatment Outcome
Substances
- Insecticides
- Ivermectin
- eprinomectin