Efficacy of some anthelmintics used in porcine practice in Ibadan, Nigeria

Abstract

Ninety three (93) pigs (crosses of Large white, Landrace, Hampshire and Duroc) were screened for gastrointestinal worms before and after treatment with the following drugs: Levamisole, Albendazole, Morantel citrate, Piperazine., thiabendazole and Ivermectin. The anthelmintic efficacy (measure as reduction egg per gram (EPG) of faeces) observed ranged as follows: Ivermectin-100% Levamisole-89%; Thiabendazole-78.0%; Albendazole-73.2%; Morantel citrate-78.7% and Piperazine-70.6% Ivermectin and Albendazole cleared the Trichuris worms that were not cleared by Morantel, Piperazine and Levamisole. A combination of good hygiene and strict deworming programme will go a long way in eradication of pathogenic helminths of livestock.

Pig raising practices by unprivileged, ethnic people in Bangladesh

“…Several types of parasites of pigs has been reported from Bangladesh in the past: Haematopinus suis, Boophilus microplus, Fasciolopsis buski, Gastrodiscoides hominis, Ascaris suum, Metastrongylus elongatus, Stephanurus dentatus, Physocephalus sexalatus [15,37]. These parasitic disease can be treated easily with commercially available anthelmintics which will not only accelerate the growth rate of pigs, but also will minimize the risk of pig borne zoonoses [38,39]. Pigs are also infected by Foot and Mouth Disease, hemorrhagic septicemia and anthrax, which can be controlled by vaccines available in Bangladesh at a subsidized price.…”