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Uses
Cattle
For the treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes, lungworms, eyeworms, warble flies, mites and lice (as shown below) of beef and non-lactating dairy cattle:
Gastrointestinal worms (adults and 4th stage larvae):
Ostertagia ostertagi
Ostertagia lyrata
Haemonchus placei
Trichostrongylus colubriformis
Cooperia oncophora (adults)
Cooperia punctata (adults)
Cooperia pectinata (adults)
Bunostomum phlebotomum
Oesophagostomum radiatum
Lungworms (adult and 4th stage larvae):
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Eyeworms (adult):
Thelazia spp.
Warble flies (parasitic stages):
Hypoderma bovis
H. lineatum
Mites:
Psoroptes ovis
Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis
Sucking lice:
Linognathus vituli
Haematopinus eurysternus
Solenopotes capillatus
May also be used as an aid in the control of the mange mite Chorioptes bovis but complete elimination may not occur.
Treatment with Ecomectin 10 mg/ml Solution for Injection at the recommended dose rate prevents re-infection with Haemonchus placei, Cooperia oncophora, Cooperia pectinata and Trichostrongylus axei for 7 days after treatment, Ostertagia ostertagi and Oesophagostomum radiatum for 14 days after treatment and Dictyocaulus viviparus for 21 days after treatment.
Sheep
For the treatment of psoroptic mange (sheep scab), gastrointestinal nematodes, lungworms and nasal bots of sheep:
Gastrointestinal roundworms (adults):
Ostertagia circumcincta
Haemonchus contortus
Trichostrongylus axei
T. colubriformis and T. vitrinus
Cooperia curticei
Nematodirus filicollis
Variable activity may be observed against Cooperia curticei and Nematodirus filicollis.
Lungworms:
Dictyocaulus filaria (adults)
Mange mites:
Psoroptes ovis
Nasal bot:
Oestrus ovis (all larval stages)
Pigs
For the treatment of gastro-intestinal nematodes, lungworms, lice and mange mites of pigs.
Gastro-intestinal worms (adult and fourth stage larvae):
Ascaris suum
Hyostrongylus rubidus
Oesophagostomum spp.
Strongyloides ransomi (adults).
Lungworms:
Metastrongylus spp. (adults)
Lice:
Haematopinus suis
Mange Mites:
Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis