What is Avermectin used to treat?

What is Avermectin?

Avermectin injection is an antiparasitic drug used to treat internal and external parasites in small and large animals such as cattle and sheep. The drug is used to treat and prevent gastrointestinal roundworms, grubs, lungworms, sucking lice, mites and other nematodes.
Avermectin belongs to the family of anthelmintics. It is a product of fermentation of Streptomyces avermitilis. Avermectin works by inhibiting the functioning of all aspects of the nervous system within the parasite. This causes it to become paralyzed and then the parasite dies.

What is Avermectin used to treat?

Avermectin Transdermal Solution is mainly used for the treatment of internal and external parasitic infections in livestock, especially for acute deworming. It is effective in treating the following parasitic diseases:

-Nematodes: Avermectin has a good repellent effect on various nematodes (e.g. gastrointestinal and lung nematodes).
-Mite diseases: It kills parasitic mites that cause mite diseases, such as scabies mites and ear mites.
-Parasitic insect diseases: Avermectin is effective against a wide range of parasitic insects (e.g. lice, fleas) and can be used to repel these insects and prevent them from continuing to infect livestock.

Which animals can be treated with Avermectin injection?

Cattle: for the treatment and prevention of internal parasites such as gastrointestinal nematodes, lung nematodes, liver flake trematodes, and external parasites such as ticks and lice.
Sheep: for the treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes, lung nematodes, sheep scabies mites and other parasitic infections.
Swine: It is mainly used to control nematodes, mites and parasitic insect diseases in pigs.
Horses: it can be used to treat nematodes, such as horse roundworm and intestinal nematodes.
Dogs and cats: in small animal clinics, it can also be used to treat parasitic infections such as heartworm, ear mites, mange mites, etc., but the dosage should be controlled by using it in strict accordance with veterinary recommendations.

Usage and Dosage of Avermectin

Avermectin Transdermal Solution is used as follows:
Use 0.1ml per 1kg body weight, using pouring method, apply evenly from the shoulder of domestic animals along the midline of the back to ensure the effect of drug penetration. Small livestock such as dogs and rabbits can be applied to the inside of the ear.

Summarize
Avermectin is a dual-action anthelmintic designed specifically for internal and external parasites of domestic animals. Avermectin B1, as the main ingredient, plays a simultaneous control effect of nematodes and mites, which is especially suitable for the epidemic prevention needs of large farms.