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Table 1 Faecal egg count reduction test on an alpaca farm in Victoria, Australia

From: First report of anthelmintic resistance in Haemonchus contortus in alpacas in Australia

Anthelmintic treatment

Mean EPG

FECR% (95% CI*)

 

Day 0

Day 14

 

Control

797 ± 798

434 ± 419

-

Closantel

518 ± 738

5 ± 11

99% (93–100%)

Ivermectin

434 ± 419

283 ± 264

35% (0–78%)

  1. Faecal egg counts (eggs per gram (EPG) ± standard deviation) and percentage faecal egg count reduction (FECR%) in alpacas treated with two anthelmintics.
  2. *CI = confidence internal.