Economic losses caused by the use of low-efficacy anthelmintic drugs in growing heifers

Pivoto, Felipe Lamberti; Cezar, Alfredo Skrebsky; Vogel, Fernanda Silveira Flôres; Marques, Camila Balconi; Alves, Marta Elena Machado; Becker, Camila Coelho; Leal, Marta Lizandra do Rêgo

doi:10.1007/s11250-019-02144-1

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“…On the other hand, a great impact of resistance to anthelmintic has been manifested in cattle both in our country and around the world (Canul-Ku et al 2012;Muñiz-Lagunes et al 2015;Pivoto et al 2020). In fact, the main factors for the development of resistance to anthelmintic drugs is underdosing, frequent treatments and low sheltering.…”

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“…The levamisole an imidazothiazole derivative drug have an anthelmintic e cacy and low resistance to GIN (Williams and Broussard 1995;Suarez and Cristel 2007;Cristel et al 2017;Ali et al 2018;Pivoto et al 2020). Similarly, levamisole (alone or combined) has been shown to increase weight gain and economic pro t (Williams 1991;Candy et al 2018;Pivoto et al 2020). Therefore, the aim of this work was evaluate the anthelmintic effect with a single treatment of levamisole as well as its impact on weight gain in grazing cattle within the municipality of Chiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico.…”

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Effect of levamisole on gastrointestinal nematodes and weight gain of grazing livestock in the municipality of San Jose Chiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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The aim of the present work was to study the effect of administration of levamisole on parasitic load of gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) and the percentage of weight gain of grazing cattle. The animals were randomly distributed to form three experimental groups, levamisole, ivermectin and control. The collection of feces samples was carried out one day before and 15 days’ post-treatment and subsequently it was quantifying the eggs number per gram of feces. The body weight of the animals was recorded at days 0, 15, 30 and 45 after treatments to evaluate its gain. The results observed up to the final day (45 days’ post-treatment) showed the group treated with Ivermectin had a 10.1% increase in body weight, while the group under Levamisole treatment had an increase of 14.3%. The groups under ivermectin and levamisole showed a decrease in the number of eggs per grams of feces (EPG), which were measured 15 days after their treatment (22.5 EPG in ivermectin) and (55.0 EPG in levamisole) compared to the vehicle group (377.5 EPG) and pre-treatment (486.5 EPG). In the present work, it was possible to show that with two subcutaneous administrations of levamisole in grazing calves in the municipality of Chiltepec, Oaxaca, it’s possible to increase the weight in cattle while decreasing its parasite load of GIN. However, it is necessary to determine the anthelmintic resistance in farms that report the use of levamisole with different treatment and repeated doses of levamisole.

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Effect of levamisole on gastrointestinal nematodes and weight gain of grazing livestock in the municipality of San Jose Chiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

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Comparative growth performance of backgrounded beef heifers treated with an injectable fixed-dose combination (0.2 mg/kg doramectin + 6.0 mg/kg levamisole hydrochloride) or single-active (0.2 mg/kg ivermectin) endectocide

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The Economic Impact of Parasitism from Nematodes, Trematodes and Ticks on Beef Cattle Production

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Lavan

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Global human population growth requires the consumption of more meat such as beef to meet human needs for protein intake. Cattle parasites are a constant and serious threat to the development of the beef cattle industry. Studies have shown that parasites not only reduce the performance of beef cattle, but also negatively affect the profitability of beef agriculture and have many other impacts, including contributing to the production of greenhouse gases. In addition, some zoonotic parasitic diseases may also threaten human health. Therefore, ongoing cattle parasite research is crucial for continual parasite control and the development of the beef cattle industry. Parasitism challenges profitable beef production by reducing feed efficiency, immune function, reproductive efficiency, liveweight, milk yield, calf yield and carcass weight, and leads to liver condemnations and disease transmission. Globally, beef cattle producers incur billions (US$) in losses due to parasitism annually, with gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN) and cattle ticks causing the greatest economic impact. The enormity of losses justifies parasitic control measures to protect profits and improve animal welfare. Geographical differences in production environment, management practices, climate, cattle age and genotype, parasite epidemiology and susceptibility to chemotherapies necessitate control methods customized for each farm. Appropriate use of anthelmintics, endectocides and acaricides have widely been shown to result in net positive return on investment. Implementing strategic parasite control measures, with thorough knowledge of parasite risk, prevalence, parasiticide resistance profiles and prices can result in positive economic returns for beef cattle farmers in all sectors.

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Economic losses caused by the use of low-efficacy anthelmintic drugs in growing heifers

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Effect of levamisole on gastrointestinal nematodes and weight gain of grazing livestock in the municipality of San Jose Chiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

Effect of levamisole on gastrointestinal nematodes and weight gain of grazing livestock in the municipality of San Jose Chiltepec, Oaxaca, Mexico

Comparative growth performance of backgrounded beef heifers treated with an injectable fixed-dose combination (0.2 mg/kg doramectin + 6.0 mg/kg levamisole hydrochloride) or single-active (0.2 mg/kg ivermectin) endectocide

The Economic Impact of Parasitism from Nematodes, Trematodes and Ticks on Beef Cattle Production

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