People are also reading… The herd-level goal of liver fluke treatment is to limit pasture contamination by eggs. There are two drugs available to treat liver flukes: clorsulon and albendazole.

It takes six to eight weeks for the fluke to move from the intestines to the liver. Here, they mature to egg-laying adults, approximately 10 to 12 weeks after being swallowed.

Solantel Pour-on contains 200mg/ml closantel and is licensed for the treatment of late immature (>7 weeks) and adult Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) infestations in cattle.

The two types of fluke – liver and rumen – share a similar lifecycle, involving the same mud snail. However, their impact on livestock differs significantly.

Standard drug treatment of those infected with liver flukes has, by itself, been ineffective in breaking the cycle of transmission in highly affected communities.

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