Status of Anthelmintic Resistance of Fenbendazole against Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Cattle of Haryana

Sukhdeep Vohra; Satyavir Singh; Vijay Kumar

doi:10.5455/ijlr.20180823094842

Authors

Sukhdeep Vohra Department of Veterinary Parasitology, COVS, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar- 125 004, Haryana, INDIA
Satyavir Singh Department of Veterinary Parasitology, COVS, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar- 125 004, Haryana, INDIA
Vijay Kumar Department of Veterinary Parasitology, COVS, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (LUVAS), Hisar- 125 004, Haryana, INDIA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5455/ijlr.20180823094842

Keywords:

Anthelmintic Resistance, Cattle, Fenbendazole, Haemonchus spp.

Abstract

The present study was conducted to detect the status of anthelmintic resistance for fenbendazole against gastrointestinal nematodes in cattle under field conditions. For this, 10 cattle from village Bhimewala, district Fatehabad and 12 cattle from village Talwandi Rana, district Hisar were selected having eggs per gram (EPG) of faeces >150. The cattle from each district were divided into two group of equal number i.e. T1, T2 of Fatehabad and T3, T4 of Hisar. Animals of T1 and T3 were administered fenbendazole @ 5 mg/kg b. wt., orally while T2 and T4 served as untreated control. Faecal samples were collected on 12^th day after treatment from animals of all groups and individual faecal egg counts were determined by modified McMaster technique. Faecal egg count reduction percentage in both group T1 and T3 was 100%. Identification of infective larvae from pre-treatment faecal cultures revealed the predominance of Haemonchus spp. followed by Trichostrongylus spp. and Strongyloides spp. while no larvae were recovered from post treatment in treated groups.