Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 1 of 1
Full-Text Articles in Veterinary Medicine
Selected Blood Immunological And Biochemical Parameters In Horses Infected With Cyathostominae Before And After Ivermectin Treatment, Malgorzata Ras Norynska, Rajmund Sokol, Andrzej Krzysztof Siwicki
Selected Blood Immunological And Biochemical Parameters In Horses Infected With Cyathostominae Before And After Ivermectin Treatment, Malgorzata Ras Norynska, Rajmund Sokol, Andrzej Krzysztof Siwicki
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
The objective of this study was to identify selected blood immunological and biochemical parameters in horses infected with Cyathostominae before and after treatment with ivermectin. Fecal samples were collected before ivermectin treatment and on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 75 after drug administration. Blood was sampled on the same days to determine levels of total protein, \gamma-globulin, ceruloplasmin, and lysozyme activity. Eggs and dead parasites were excreted until day 3 postivermectin treatment. The reappearance of eggs was observed in 1 horse on day 50, and on day 75 in the remaining animals. Before …