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Table 3 Heartworm prevention products used in each family

From: Heartworm (Dirofilaria immitis) in carnivores kept in zoos in Texas, USA: risk perception, practices, and antigen detection

Family

Prevention product(s)

Facilities

Ailuridae

Ivermectin

E

Canidae

Ivermectin

B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J

 

Milbemycin oxime

A, E, G, J

Eupleridae

Ivermectin

B, E, J

 

Moxidectin

E

Felidae

Ivermectin

ALL (100%)

 

Selamectin

F

Herpestidae

Ivermectin

B, F, I

 

Selamectin

H

Hyaenidae

Ivermectin

B, D

Mephitidae

Ivermectin

B

 

Selamectin

E

Mustelidae

Ivermectin

B, C, D, E, F, J

 

Selamectin

H

Procyonidae

Ivermectin

B, D, E, I

 

Milbemycin oxime

G

 

Selamectin

G

 

Othera

H

Ursidae

Ivermectin

B, D, E, F, H, I

Viverridae

Ivermectin

B, C

  1. aZoo personnel mentioned having attempted to offer preventive products containing ivermectin, milbemycin oxime, selamectin, and moxidectin products to a raccoon
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