Veterinary and Animal Production Research Centre, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, P.O. Box 1757, Al-Ahsa 31982 Saudi Arabia
The efficacy of oxfendazole for the treatment of experimental haemonchosis in local goats in Saudi Arabia Was studied. At an average dose rate of 5.4 mg/kg bodyweight, this chemotherapeutic agent resulted total clearance of eggs of Haemonchus contortus from 90% of the experimental animals. No adverse or toxic effects of any nature could be demonstrated by clinical or histo-pathological studies up to a high dose rate of 16.2 mg/kg bodyweight. The results indicate that oxfendazole, a relatively recent anthlemintic - its suitable for use in goats under local conditions in Saudi Arabia.
Abdel Razik, S., El-taeb, I., Kawasmeh, Z., Ashour, N., & Elsoufi, A. (1937). THE EFFICACY OF OXFENDZOLE IN THE THERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL HEAMONCHUS CONTORTUS INFECTION IN GOATS IN SAUDI ARABIA. Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza), 37(1), 99-110. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1937.368287
MLA
S Abdel Razik; I El-taeb; Z Kawasmeh; N Ashour; A Elsoufi. "THE EFFICACY OF OXFENDZOLE IN THE THERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL HEAMONCHUS CONTORTUS INFECTION IN GOATS IN SAUDI ARABIA", Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza), 37, 1, 1937, 99-110. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1937.368287
HARVARD
Abdel Razik, S., El-taeb, I., Kawasmeh, Z., Ashour, N., Elsoufi, A. (1937). 'THE EFFICACY OF OXFENDZOLE IN THE THERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL HEAMONCHUS CONTORTUS INFECTION IN GOATS IN SAUDI ARABIA', Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza), 37(1), pp. 99-110. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1937.368287
VANCOUVER
Abdel Razik, S., El-taeb, I., Kawasmeh, Z., Ashour, N., Elsoufi, A. THE EFFICACY OF OXFENDZOLE IN THE THERAPY OF EXPERIMENTAL HEAMONCHUS CONTORTUS INFECTION IN GOATS IN SAUDI ARABIA. Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza), 1937; 37(1): 99-110. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.1937.368287