Aim: The objective of the study was to find
out the effect of fenbendazole on the growth
promotion in stunted mecheri lambs.
Materials
and Methods: The study was conducted with
three groups of ten mecheri lambs each. Group I
served as untreated control and group II and III
were treated with fenbendazole @ 5 mg/kg body
weight and 7.5 mg/kg body weight, respectively.
All the lambs were subjected to haemato-biochemical
observations, body weight recording and collection
of faeces for egg counting before and after the
treatment.
Results: Fenbendazole in both
the doses had beneficial effect on haemato-biochemical
observations like haemoglobin, total erythrocyte
count, total protein, albumin, aspartate
aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase
besides showing efficacy as an anthelmintic. The
drug also increased body weight gain significantly
at higher dose as compared to untreated control.
Conclusion: The results support that
fenbendazole has the potential for modulating
growth of stunted mecheri lambs.
Keywords:
egg per gram, fenbendazole, haemato-biochemical
observations, Mecheri lambs
