Anthelmintic compositions for equidae
AssigneeVirbac
InventorsVincent Beuvry, Michael Forster
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Abstract
The Invention relates to an anthelmintic composition for oral use comprising an effective amount of praziquantel and an effective amount of at least one anthelmintic agent selected from avermectins, milbemycins or derivatives thereof and to a method for controlling and treating infestations by cestodes and nematodes in equine animals comprising orally administering such a composition to said animals.
Claims11
An anthelmintic composition for orally controlling and treating an infestation by Anoplocephala perfoliata in equine animals comprising an amount of a combination of praziquantel together with at least one anthelmintic agent selected from the group consisting of avermectins and milbemycins suitable for administering to said equine animals a dose of 0.5 to 2.0 mg of praziquantel and of about 0.2 mg of said anthelmintic agent per kg of animal body weight.
A method for controlling and treating an infestation by Anoplocephala perfoliata in equine animals, comprising orally administering to said animals, a dose of 0.5 to 2.0 mg of praziquantel per kg of animal body weight in combination with a dose of about 0.2 mg of an anthelmintic agent selected from the group consisting of avermectins and milbemycins per kg of animal body weight.
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