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Efficacies of fenbendazole and levamisole in the treatment of commercial turkeys for Ascaridia dissimilis infections

T. A. Yazwinski^*,1, C. A. Tucker^*, J. Reynolds^*, Z. Johnson^* and D. Pyle

^* Department of Animal Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701; and 2650 Pebble Ct., Zeeland, MI 49464

¹ Corresponding author: yazwinsk{at}uark.edu

A field trial was conducted on a farm in Michigan with commercial turkeys naturally infected with Ascaridia dissimilis. The birds were treated at approximately 8 and 14 wk of age on a per-barn basis with fenbendazole (Safeguard) in the feed at 16 ppm for 6 d (1 barn), or with levamisole (Prohibit) in the water at 16 mg/kg of BW (2 barns). Six birds were obtained at random and sacrificed in each barn for worm burden determinations before treatments and again soon after treatments. Nematicidal efficacies for fenbendazole and levamisole were shown to be 99.3 to 99.9% and 54.6 to 85.8%, respectively. Despite the far greater reductions in worm burdens by fenbendazole as compared with levamisole, the burdens at the time of retreatment had equalized in all barns, illustrating the role of premunition regarding turkey ascaridiasis, and highlighting the overriding importance of reducing the challenge to provide long-term control of this parasitism.

Key Words: Ascaridia dissimilis • roundworm • fenbendazole • levamisole • effectiveness