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Knox, M.R. and Steel, J.W., 1997. Effects of diet and species on the pharmacokinetics of fenbendazole in cattle. Veterinary Research Communications, 21 (1), 37-43.
The plasma concentration profiles of fenbendazole (FBZ), FBZ-sulphoxide (OFZ) and FBZ-sulphone were measured following intraruminal administration of FBZ at 7.5 mg/kg bodyweight in Bos taurus and B. indicus cattle offered three different diets: 100% wheaten chaff, 100% lucerne, and a 50:50 mix of these two diets. No differences between the species were apparent except for a longer time to peak plasma concentration for OFZ in the B. taurus steers fed 100% wheaten chaff. Cattle fed wheaten chaff alone gave greater areas under the concentration-time curve and longer persistence for all metabolites than when the same cattle were fed the other diets. It is concluded that the reduced rate of passage of digesta on lower-quality fibrous diets allows greater time for absorption of FBZ and its metabolites from the gut, thereby increasing systemic availability.
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Knox, M., Steel, J. Effects of Diet and Species on the Pharmacokinetics of Fenbendazole in Cattle. Vet Res Commun 21, 37–43 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:VERC.0000009699.60051.e1
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