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PREVENTIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE
Volume 69, Issue 1-2, Pages 153-159Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2005.01.007
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Hypoderma; Italy; control program; moxidectin
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Bovine hypodermosis is a myiasis caused by Hypoderma bovis and Hypoderma lineatum (Diptera, Oestridae) larvae, which has a severe economic impact on the livestock industry. Though myiasis is widespread throughout Italy, no nationwide eradication program has ever been planned, unlike in other European Countries. With a view to setting up a national control program, a pilot study was carried out in Southern Italy on 9939 cattle bred in an area with a, high prevalence of cattle hypodermosis, using moxidectin 0.5% pour-on (Cydectin((R)), Fort Dodge) and 1% injectable (Cydectin((R)), Fort Dodge) formulations. At the recommended dosage, moxidectin displayed efficacy levels of 99.9% in the pour-on and 100% in the injectable formulation, whereas the microdose (1 mg per head regardless of body weight) was less effective (65.7%). This trial contributed to a significant reduction in infestation rates in the study area and represented the first step through which a national program for eradicating warble fly infestation in Italy. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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