Efficacy of Ivermectin, Liquid Paraffin, and Carbaryl against Mange of Farmed Rabbits in Central Kenya

Table 1

Mean lesion scores in the controlled laboratory efficacy trial of antimange agents in Central Kenya.

Group	Lesion scores after treatment
	Day 1	Day 7	Day 14	Day 21	Day 25	Day 28
Ivermectin	3.25 ± 0.48^b	0.75 ± 0.25^ab	0.5 ± 0.29^ab	0.25 ± 0.25^ab	0.25 ± 0.25^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a
Liquid paraffin	2.0 ± 0.71^ab	0.75 ± 0.25^ab	0.25 ± 0.25^a	0.25 ± 0.25^ab	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a
Negative control	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a
Positive control	1.75 ± 0.48^ab	1.75 ± 0.48^b	1.75 ± 0.48^b	1.5 ± 0.5^b	1.75 ± 0.48^b	1.75 ± 0.48^b
Carbaryl	2.0 ± 0.0^ab	0.5 ± 0.29^ab	0.25 ± 0.25^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a	0.0 ± 0.0^a
X^2(4)	12.66	10.60	10.75	12.68	15.65	18.737
value	0.013	0.031	0.029	0.013	0.004	0.001

Four rabbits per treatment group were scored for psoroptic mange lesions using criteria described by Pan et al. [26]. Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance in SPSS was conducted to examine the difference in lesion scores depending on test compounds administered. Dunn–Bonferroni test for pairwise comparisons was conducted post hoc to illustrate the significant differences between treatment groups. Values within a column without a common superscript are significantly different at .