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

Table 4

Viability of mites in the field efficacy trial of ivermectin, liquid paraffin, and carbaryl in rabbits naturally infested with mange in Central Kenya.

Treatment group	Number of rabbits with and without Psoroptes, Sarcoptes, and Cheyletiella mites before, during, and after treatment
	Day 0		Day 7		Day 14		Day 28		Day 56
	+ve	−ve	+ve	−ve	+ve	−ve	+ve	−ve	+ve	−ve
Ivermectin (TG1)	^v(29)Pc	0	^v(21)Pc	8	^d(15)Pc	14	^d(3)Pc	26	^d(1)Pc	27
	^v(5)Ss	0	^v(4)Ss	1	^d(1)Ss	4	^d(0)Ss	5	(0)Ss	5
	^v(1)Cp	0	^v(1)Cp	0	(0)Cp	1	(0)Cp	1	(0)Cp	1
Carbaryl-water (TG2)	^v(32)Pc	0	^v(21)Pc	11	^d(7)Pc	25	^d(5)Pc	27	^d(1)Pc	31
	^v(3)Ss	0	^v(1)Ss	2	(0)Ss	3	(0)Ss	3	(0)Ss	3
Liquid paraffin (TG3)	^v(34)Pc	0	^v(22)Pc	12	^d(13)Pc	21	^d(3)Pc	31	^v(7)Pc	27
	^v(1)Ss	0	^v(1)Ss	0	^d(1)Ss	0	^d(1)Ss	0	^v(1)Ss	0

Note: +ve = rabbits with mites; −ve = rabbits without any mite on microscopic examination of samples. Items in parentheses represent number of rabbits. Pc, Psoroptes cuniculi; Ss, Sarcoptes scabiei var cuniculi; Cp, Cheyletiella parasitovorax. Numbers with the superscript “v” are rabbits with viable (live) mites, while those with the superscript “d^” are rabbits with nonviable (dead) mites.