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Table 2 Afoxolaner concentrations in plasma of 10 sampled snakes in four time points

From: Afoxolaner (NexGard®) in pet snakes for the treatment and control of Ophionyssus natricis (Mesostigmata: Macronyssidae)

Animal data

Post administration time point (ng/ml)

Snake ID

Species

Sex

Weight (kg)

6 h

24 h

14 day

28 day

S01

Pantherophis alleganiensis

Male

1.163

289.4

877.1

101

11.6

S06

Python molurus

Female

10

18

446.9

94.1

22.7

S07

Python curtus

Female

6.4

113.2

664.3

227.8

53.4

S08

Python curtus

Female

13

38

973.7

129.9

22.6

S15

Lampropeltis triangulum campbelli

Male

0.323

1048

853.5

135.8

9.8

S17

Lampropeltis triangulum sinaloe

Male

0.331

983.3

2459.8

96.2

87

S19

Lampropeltis getula californiae

Male

0.283

151.8

139.8

18

6.7

S23

Lampropeltis getula californiae

Male

0.279

289.4

97.7

25.4

4.6

S26

Lampropeltis getula californiae

Male

0.326

439.2

747

60.3

9.5

S28

Lampropeltis getula floridana

Male

0.492

121.2

1022.6

46.2

35.8

  

Arithmetic mean

349.2

828.2

93.5

26.4

  

Standard deviation

354.8

625.3

59.1

24.8