Abstract
Tetramisole (vesonil), administered orally,was used to treat chicken infected with Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum and Railletina spp. It was also used to treat syngamus trachea in broiler birds. There was marked drop in helminth egg counts in the faeces on the third day of treatment and the faeces became negative by the seventh day after the last treatment. Post mortem examination 15-20 days later, showed that the drug was 100 per cent effective against A. galli and H. gallinarum at 25mg/kg. However for complete removal of Railletina spp. 40mg/kg body weight was required. Similarly 50mg/kg tetramisole was effective against syngamus trachea. It was concluded that tetramisole is suitable for the treatment of the important intestinal and tracheal worms of poultry at a dose of 25 to 50mg/kg for 3 consecutive days, for use under field conditions.
SYED ANWAAR HUSSAIN , RAZIA SULTANA, AZHAR MAQBOOL, NISAR AHMAD. (2009) ENDOPARASITISM IN POULTRY AND ITS TREATMENT WITH TETRAMISOLE, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 24, Issue (1&2).
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