Efficacy of macrocyclic lactone treatments in sheep in the UK

Veterinary Record 2012;170:653 doi:10.1136/vr.e4289 Lesley Stubbings on behalf of SCOPS

3 Fullers Close, Aldwincle, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 3UUe-mail: lesley{at}lssc.fsnet.co.ukVERY few data exist on the prevalence of macrocyclic lactone (ML) resistance in the UK. This is due in part to the lack of testing carried out, but is exacerbated by the lack of an in vitro test, which means that the only way we can reliably confirm resistance is by conducting a faecal egg count reduction test (FECRT).

In support of previous work carried out by SCOPS (Sustainable Control of …

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