Review of the Eprinomectin effective doses required for dairy goats: Where do we go from here?

• Published in: Veterinary parasitology Vol. 277; p. 108992
• Main Authors: Rostang, Antoine, Devos, Jacques, Chartier, Christophe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.01.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Anthelmintic; anthelmintics; Anthelmintics - administration & dosage; benzimidazole; dairy goats; Dairying - legislation & jurisprudence; Dairying - standards; Dairying - trends; Dose regimen; drugs; Eprinomectin; European Union; Female; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Goat; Goat Diseases - drug therapy; goat milk; Goats; Ivermectin - administration & dosage; Ivermectin - analogs & derivatives; lactation; Life Sciences; marketing; milk; milk production; Resistance; Resistance; Eprinomectin; Goat; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Anthelmintic; Dose regimen

•Eprinomectin is one of the few anthelmintics with a zero-day milk withdrawal period.•Exposure to Eprinomectin is strongly reduced in lactating goats compared to dry.•The dose appears to be suboptimal to prevent the development of parasite resistance.•The Pour-on route suffers from a very strong int...