Avermectin toxicity in bovines less than thirty days old
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The present study was designed to evaluate possible adverse effects of different dosages of avermectins (abamectin and a combination of ivermectin + abamectin) administered subcutaneously in calves less than one month of age. Clinical as well as biochemical parameters of blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were evaluated for animals subjected to various treatments. Thirty-five calves were divided into seven groups of five animals each: T01 (control), T02 (abamectin 200 μg/kg), T03 (abamectin 400 μg/kg), T04 (abamectin 600 μg/kg), T05 (ivermectin 450 μg/kg + abamectin 250 μg/kg), T06 (ivermectin 900 μg/kg + abamectin 500 μg/kg) and T07 (ivermectin 1350 μg/kg + abamectin 750 μg/kg). Cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples were collected on day zero (treatment day) and on days 1, 7 and 14 following treatment. The biochemical parameters measured in blood samples were total protein and the AST, GGT and alkaline phosphatase enzymes. In CSF samples, color, aspects, pH, density, cellularity, total proteins, glucose and the CK, ALT and LDH enzymes were evaluated. No neurological toxicity or biochemical changes in the CSF or blood that could be correlated to administration of tested products were observed in this study. Though it is well known that abamectin may lead to intoxication in bovines less than four months of age, based on data from the present study, no adverse clinical effects to the CSF or blood were observed in calves <30 days old that had received up to 600 μg/kg abamectin formulations and up to 1350 μg/kg ivermectin +750 μg/kg abamectin associations. It is possible that the level and activity of the multiple drug resistance gene (MDR1 - ABCB1) present in the calves may have influenced the results obtained in this study. Future studies should be carried out.
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