The Veterinary Record, Vol 123, Issue 12, 320-321
Copyright © 1988 by British Veterinary Association
Treatment of Fasciola hepatica infection in horses with triclabendazole
L Rubilar,
A Cabreira,
and
L Giacaman
Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Concepcion, Chile.
Thirteen thoroughbred foals with an adult infection and a presumed immature infection with Fasciola hepatica were treated with 12 mg triclabendazole/kg bodyweight. The absence of eggs from samples of faeces examined at intervals up to 110 days after treatment showed that all the animals were cured. In a second trial the same dose of triclabendazole cured 11 of 12 foals whereas nitroxynil at 7 mg/kg cured only six of 12 foals. No side effects were observed after treatment.
