期刊
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY
卷 296, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2021.109511
关键词
Ivermectin; Horse; Strongyle; Nematode; Foal
资金
- Institut Francais du Cheval et de l'Equitation grant
Treatment of lactating mares with ivermectin may lead to suboptimal exposure to the drug in their foals, potentially contributing to selection for more resistant parasites. The study results indicated limited but sustained plasmatic exposure in foals associated with non-significant reduction in fecal egg count.
The management of equine strongyles has become problematic over the last decade because of an increased prevalence of drug-resistant isolates worldwide. Therapeutic options are therefore limited, leaving macrocyclic lactones as the most often effective drug class. However, their lipophilic properties result in a long-lasting elimination that could favour drug resistance selection. As a result, ivermectin treatment in lactating mares could promote suboptimal exposure of their foal parasites to ivermectin, thereby selecting for more resistant worms. To test for this putative transfer, we selected two groups of six foal-mare pairs, one group of mares receiving ivermectin and the other being left untreated. We compared faecal egg count trajectories in foals from the two groups and quantified plasma ivermectin concentrations in ivermectin treated mares and their foals during seven days. Our results showed limited but sustained plasmatic exposure of foals associated with non-significant faecal egg count reduction (P = 0.69). This suggests that ivermectin treatment in lactating mares results in suboptimal exposure to the drug in their foal.
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