<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Y. Ajith</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Umesh Dimri</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Arumugam Gopalakrishnan</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Gopinath Devi</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">A field study on the efficacy of ivermectin via subcutaneous route against chewing lice (Bovicola caprae) infestation in naturally infested goats</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research</style></secondary-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">caprine</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Chewing lice</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ivermectin</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Pediculosis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">subcutaneous route</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2019</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">01-2019</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.ojvr.org/index.php/OJVR/article/view/1635</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">86</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">5pp</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;Caprine pediculosis is an ectoparasitic disease of great concern among goat farmers in India. It may be caused by either sucking lice or chewing lice; the latter one results in severe skin lesions, leading to production loss. This study evaluated the effectiveness of the macrocytic lactone drug, ivermectin, administered via subcutaneous injection, against chewing lice Bovicola (Damalinia) caprae infestation in naturally infested goats. The study was conducted on 20 goats with severe B. caprae infestation. Animals of group A (n = 10) were treated using a single dose of ivermectin (200 &amp;micro;g/kg body weight) subcutaneously and animals of group B (n = 10) underwent placebo therapy using normal saline. The animals were examined on days 0, 3, 7, 14, 21, 28, 42 and 56 for lice counts. There was 100% elimination of lice in all animals of group A and effective protection from re-infection remained at least for 21 days. Considerable improvement in haematological parameters was also observed by day 21. Based on this study, ivermectin injected via a subcutaneous route can be used effectively for the therapeutic and prophylactic management of chewing lice infestation in goats maintained under an extensive grazing system.&lt;/p&gt;
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