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1: Lab Anim (NY). 2008 Jul;37(7):308-12.Click here to read Links

A cost-effective and efficacious method of pinworm treatment for large colonies of mice.

Hickman D, Swan M, Hartman GP.

Veterinary Medical Unit, Research & Development Service, VA Medical Center, Portland, OR, USA. debra.hickman@med.va.gov

Rodent pinworm infestations are common in modern animal facilities, and treatments to eradicate these nematodes are often costly and labor-intensive. The authors describe a method they developed to treat rodents with ivermectin using the automatic watering system available at their facility. This delivery method proved an efficacious and cost-effective means of eradicating Aspiculuris tetraptera from a large colony of mice. The system might also be used to provide other orally administered agents to mice and other species.

PMID: 18568009 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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