Publications by authors named "Milagros Junco"
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- Gastrointestinal nematode infections in grazing cattle pose a significant global issue, worsened by anthelmintic resistance, which is the failure of treatments to work effectively against these parasites.
- The study evaluated the effectiveness of the micro-agar larval development test (MALDT) in distinguishing between ivermectin-susceptible and -resistant nematode isolates, using known concentrations of the drug eprinomectin.
- Results indicated that MALDT is an effective method for identifying resistant isolates, with different resistance ratios observed among the tested nematode populations, suggesting its potential for routine resistance diagnosis in mixed populations.
Ivermectin is one of the most widely used drugs for parasite control. Previous studies have shown a reduction in the abundance and diversity of "non-target" coprophilous organisms due to the presence of ivermectin (IVM) in bovine faecal matter (FM). Due to its breadth of behavioural habits, Calliphora vicina is a suitable dipteran species to evaluate the effects of IVM in FM.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn horses, the nematodes of the Strongylidae family are the most important due to their prevalence and pathogenicity. Sanitary plans include parasite control based on chemical anthelmintics. Among these, the benzimidazole compounds have been used since the 1960s to control the nematode Strongylus vulgaris.
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