A survey of the management of mixed farming of cattle and antelope and use of anthelmintics was conducted on eleven farms between August and December 1999 by a self-administered questionnaire. Seventeen antelope species ranging from grey duikers (Sylvicapra grimmia) to eland (Taurotragus oryx) occurred on the farms. Impala (Aepyceros melampus) was the most abundant antelope on the farms. Sevent...

The study aimed at the development of an HPLC method enabling the identification and determination of the content of selected compounds occurring in multicomponent veterinary preparations used in parasitic diseases. The studied compounds included: pyrantel embonate, fenbendazole, praziquantel, epsiprantel and febantel. Using the developed HPLC method, a good separation of the above compounds wa...

The protozoon Giardia duodenalis is a common gastrointestinal parasite of cats. While most Giardia-infected cats are asymptomatic, acute small bowel diarrhea, occasionally with concomitant weight loss, may occur. Giardia poses a diagnostic challenge, but newer tests, including a commercially available ELISA kit, have improved clinicians' ability to obtain an accurate diagnosis. Several treatmen...

: Infection with Angiostrongylus vasorum was diagnosed at necropsy on a dog that died from acute pulmonary haemorrhage, and on recovery of L1 larvae by Baermann examination of faeces from two dogs, one of which had abdominal pain and retroperitoneal haemorrhage, while the other had right-sided heart failure due to cor pulmonale. The presenting signs included syncope (one dog), exercise intolera...

The benzimidazole anthelmintics mebendazole and fenbendazole have been shown to be much less effective against Nippostrongylus brasiliensis infections in the rat on a combined iron and protein deficient diet. In the present experiments it was shown that the anthelmintic efficacy of mebendazole was significantly impaired in the rat on either an iron deficient or a protein deficient diet. Further...

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: MediDrop FBZ is formulated to be a stable solution that contains uniform concentrations of fenbendazole (150 ppm). As mice drink their daily requirement of water, they will receive therapeutic doses of FBZ. MediDrop FBZ was provided free choice via water bottles for either 4 or 8 weeks to mice naturally-infected with pinworms (Syphacia obvelata and Aspiculuris tetraptera). ...

Aim: Understanding a drug dissolution process from solid dispersions (SD) to develop formulations with predictable in vivo performance. Materials & methods: Dissolution data of fenbendazole released the SDs and control physical mixtures were analyzed using Lumped mathematical model estimate parameters pharmaceutical relevance. Results: The fit obtained by showed that all have unique profile...