Table 2.

Summary of commonly used anthelmintics for management of helminthiasis in cattle, sheep, and goats

Drug	Species	Dose and Route
Ivermectin	Cattle	0.2 mg/kg SC or po 0.5 mg/kg topical
	Sheep	0.2 mg/kg SC or po
	Goats	0.2 mg/kg SC or po 0.5 mg/kg topical
Doramectin	Cattle (beef)	0.2 mg/kg SC or IM 0.5 mg/kg topical
Moxidectin	Cattle	0.2 mg/kg po or SC 0.5 mg/kg topical
	Goats	0.2 mg/kg po or SC 0.5 mg/kg topical
	Sheep	0.2 mg/kg po or SC
Eprinomectin	Cattle	0.5 mg/kg topical
Albendazole	Cattle and goats	10 mg/kg po
	Sheep	7.5 mg/kg po
Fenbendazole	Cattle, goats, and sheep	5 mg/kg po
Levamisole	Cattle and sheep	7.5 mg/kg po
	Goats	12 mg/kg po

Abbreviations: IM, intramuscularly; SC, subcutaneously.

Data from Baynes RE, Payne M, Martin-Jimenez T, et al. Extralable use of ivermectin and moxidectin. J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;217:668–71.