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Brand Names:
NexGard
Drug Type:
Acaricide
Afoxolaner
Overview
Afoxolaner is an insecticide and acaricide that is used to control fleas and ticks in dogs. It is effective against
Goniodes pavonis
(a species of lice) in birds.
Dosage
2.50 mg/kg BW single oral dose (E Jaramillo et al 2020)
References
Jaramillo, Enrique Yarto, et al..
Use of afoxolaner for the treatment of lice (Goniodes pavonis) in different genera (Chrysolophus spp, Lophura spp, Phasianus spp, and Syrmaticus spp) and species of pheasants and West Mexican Chachalacas (Ortalis polioce
Veterinary Parasitology 280
(2020)
Yarto Jaramillo, Enrique, et al..
Effect of oral afoxolaner on naturally occurring infestations of peacocks by the louse Goniodes pavonis
Veterinary dermatology 30.2
(2019)
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