Detection of Ivermectin Resistance in Unorganized Goat Farms of Tamil Nadu
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Date
2013-06
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Publisher
Indian Veterinary Association, Chennai
Abstract
Goat farming is the most common agricultural
subsidiary enterprise in rural Tamil Nadu with
a total population of over eight million. Endoparasitic
diseases of goats are considered as
one of the major impediment to profitable goat
farming. Anthelmintics are used extensively
by farmers to control the helminthic infections.
Ivermectin, a macrocyclic lactone was found to
be ineffective with a few clinical reports of ivermectin
resistance reported. A detailed study was
carried out using the faecal egg count reduction
test (FECRT) (Coles et al., 1992) to evaluate the
ivermectin resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes
of goats in Tamil Nadu.
Description
TNV_IVJ_90(6)_Jun2013_138-139
Keywords
Veterinary Science, Veterinary Parasitology