Topic:Morantel
Morantel is an anthelmintic compound used in horses to control and treat parasitic infections, specifically targeting gastrointestinal nematodes. It functions by disrupting the neuromuscular activity of parasites, leading to their paralysis and subsequent expulsion from the host. Morantel is often administered orally and is recognized for its efficacy against a range of equine parasites, including strongyles and ascarids. The pharmacokinetics, safety profile, and resistance patterns associated with morantel are subjects of ongoing research. This page compiles peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the use, effectiveness, and impact of morantel in equine parasitology and health management.
Efficacy of moxidectin and other anthelmintics against small strongyles in horses. To compare the efficacy of moxidectin to ivermectin, oxibendazole and morantel against some gastrointestinal nematodes in horses. Methods: Faecal egg count reduction after treatment. Methods: A farm was selected where the population of small strongyles in horses was known to be resistant to oxibendazole. Horses were allocated to treatment groups based on faecal egg counts. After treatment, faecal samples were taken up to 109 days after treatment and faecal egg counts estimated. Faecal cultures were used to estimate the contribution of small and large strongyles to the faecal egg counts at each...
Anthelmintic resistance. In populations of livestock in which anthelmintics have become the only means of control, individual worms in some species of helminths evade the effects of specific anthelmintics. If these resistant individuals are selected (by removing the susceptible individuals in the population) then the resistant worm population on individual farms becomes dominant in both numbers and effect. This selection of anthelmintic resistant populations is most often reported in equids and small ruminants (the hosts in which anthelmintics are used most frequently). There is little evidence of anthelmintic resista...
Critical tests of morantel-trichlorfon paste formulation against internal parasites of the horse. Critical tests were completed on six horses to evaluate the antiparasitic activity of a paste formulation mixture of morantel citrate and trichlorfon, administered intraorally at the dose rate of 6 mg morantel base kg-1 and trichlorfon at 30 mg kg-1. Aggregate average removals were: 78% for two horses infected with 2nd instar Gasterophilus intestinalis; 100% for one infected with 2nd instar G. nasalis; 96% for six infected with 3rd instar G. intestinalis; 100% for four infected with 3rd instar G. nasalis; 100% for five infected with Parascaris equorum; 100% for one infected with mature Oxyuris...