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Table 4 Route of administration for heartworm prevention by facility

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

 

Ailuridae

Canidae

Eupleridae

Felidae

Herpestidae

Hyaenidae

Mephitidae

Mustelidae

Procyonidae

Ursidae

Viverridae

Facility A

 

M

 

M

       

Facility B

 

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

M

Facility C

 

M

 

M

   

M, O

N

 

M, O

Facility D

 

M

 

M

N

M

N

M

M

M

 

Facility E

O

M

M, T

M

N

 

T

M

 

M, O

 

Facility F

 

M

 

M, T

M

  

M, T

 

M

 

Facility G

 

M

 

M

   

N

T

N

N

Facility H

 

M

 

M

T

  

U

P

M

 

Facility I

 

M

 

M

M

  

U

M

O

 

Facility J

 

M

M, O

M

  

N

M, O

N

  
  1. P by mouth, M by mouth, mixed in meat, O by mouth, mixed in other food items, T topical or pour-on, U unspecified, N no prevention
  2. Blank spaces indicate a family that is not represented in the facility