Psoroptic mange

Psoroptic mange

Abies Spectabilis (D. Don) G. Don (Syn. A. Webbiana Lindl.) Family: Coniferae

Published in L.D. Kapoor, Handbook of Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants, 2017

Pharmacological action — Aromatic, carminative, stimulant, emmenagogue, digestive, diuretic, and antiseptic. Juniper berries were found to be active against parasitic sarcoptic and psoroptic mange in sheep and fungal (Trichophyton and Microsporum) infections in cattle.463 Ether extract of J. communis berries in linseed oil was reported to be effective against Sarcoptes scabiei infection in sheep.464 The linseed oil extract of powdered berries was highly effective in psoroptic-infected sheep.465 Rao and Gupta466,467 reported that ether extract of berries exhibited antifungal activity in vitro and in vivo against Trichophyton mentagrophytes and T. simi in experimentally infected goats and rabbits, respectively.

A single subcutaneous administration of a sustained-release ivermectin suspension eliminates Psoroptes cuniculi infection in a rabbit farm

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Published in Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy, 2018

Mengmeng Lu, Yunpeng Cai, Shizhuang Yang, Qiang Wan, Baoliang Pan

Considering the serious impact of mite infections on the health of laboratory rabbits and the associated economic losses in commercial rabbits, chemotherapeutic remedies involving macrocyclic lactones (MLs) are applied worldwide [3]. Psoroptes mites in rabbits are generally sensitive to MLs, e.g. ivermectin (IVM) [4,5], doramectin [6], selamectin [7–9], and moxidectin [10]. However, multiple treatments are needed to eliminate the mites completely. A failure case in the control of psoroptic mange was reported that parasites were still present after four weekly injections of IVM at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg of body weight [5].

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Abies Spectabilis (D. Don) G. Don (Syn. A. Webbiana Lindl.) Family: Coniferae

A single subcutaneous administration of a sustained-release ivermectin suspension eliminates Psoroptes cuniculi infection in a rabbit farm