103 Where liver fluke is a known threat, use of a triclabendazole-based treatment in the autumn ensures that all life-cycle stages including early immature are killed, thereby reducing the risk of acute fluke disease.
resistance, farmers should work with their veterinary surgeon to get to the bottom of the problem and modify farm management practices accordingly.
“In ewes and lambs alike, it is crucial that an autumn fluke treatment kills the early immature stages,” he says. “If a mixed infestation of worms and fluke is being treated, then a single-dose combination treatment of moxidectintriclabendazole is appropriate.”
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An important issue in fluke control is the occurrence of suspected triclabendazole-resistant fluke in some parts of the UK. It is critical to monitor sheep closely in the late autumn/ early winter and check out any signs suspicious of fluke, even after treatment. On investigation, apparent treatment failures can be due to factors other than resistance.[3] For suspected cases of triclabendazole
References_____________________________________ [1] Dr Phil Hadley, EBLEX, 4 July 2011. Personal e-mail to author. Copy on file. [2] Dr Philip Skuce, Moredun Research Institute, November 2009. Liver fluke disease in sheep and cattle. News sheet vol 5, no 4. [3] Fairweather, I. (2011). Veterinary Record, 168: p514-5.
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