Summary The study evaluated the effectiveness of a commercially available polyherbal dewormer to control intestinal strongyles in naturally infected donkeys. The animals were allotted to two groups: treated with the herbal dewormer (n=8) according to manufacturer recommendations and untreated control group (n=6). Fecal samples were taken from each animal on days 0 (day of treatment), 14, 21 (day of second additional treatment), 35, and 42. Faecal egg count reduction tests showed very negligible or no reduction in number of strongyle eggs for donkeys in the phytotherapeutic treatment group compared to those in the control group. Thus, the herbal dewormer was mostly ineffective in reducing fecal egg counts in donkeys infected with intestinal strongyles. These findings can make equine practitioners aware of possible disadvantages of herbal dewormers.

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对市售的多药驱虫剂对自然感染驴肠道圆线虫的评估

总结 该研究评估了一种市售的多草驱虫剂对控制自然感染驴肠道圆线虫的有效性。将动物分成两组：根据制造商的建议用草药驱虫剂治疗（n=8）和未治疗的对照组（n=6）。在第 0（治疗天）、14、21（第二次额外治疗）、35 和 42 天从每只动物身上采集粪便样本。 粪便卵数减少试验显示驴的圆线虫卵数量几乎可以忽略不计或没有减少植物治疗组与对照组相比。因此，草药驱虫剂在减少感染肠圆线虫的驴的粪便卵数方面大多无效。这些发现可以让马从业者意识到草药驱虫剂可能存在的缺点。