Table 3.
Proportion and percentage of unsuccessful treatments (faecal egg count reduction [FECR] < 95%) in 223 small ruminant flocks performing 253 treatments, by anthelmintic compound/class. Treatments chosen and performed by farmers and their veterinarians. Pooled samples were used to assess FECR, and some farmers used different anthelmintics in different animal groups.
| Anthelmintic Compound/Class (Number of Sheep Flocks/Goat Herds Using These) |
Number and Percentage of Flocks with Unsuccessful Treatment(s) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Sheep | Goats | |
| Moxidectin 1 (86/14) | 39 (45.3%) | 3 (21.4%) |
| Avermectins 2 (5/3) | 3 (60.0%) | 3 (100%) |
| Levamisole 3 (41/3) | 6 (14.6%) | 3 (100%) |
| Monepantel 1 (25/3) | 3 (12.0%) | 1 (33.3%) |
| Benzimidazoles 1 (44/12) | 23 (52.3%) | 6 (50.0%) |
| Closantel and mebendazole 1 (17/0) | 2 (11.8%) | n.a. |
| (Combination product) | ||
1 oral preparations only; 2 injectable preparations with the exception of one caprine herd treated with pour-on product; 3 oral preparations with the exception of one ovine flock treated with injectable product; n.a. = not applicable.