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  • Title: Treatment of naturally occurring sheep scab (Psoroptes ovis infestation) in the United Kingdom with ivermectin.
    Author: Sargison ND, Scott PR, Penny CD, Pirie RS.
    Journal: Vet Rec; 1995 Mar 11; 136(10):236-8. PubMed ID: 7785177.
    Abstract:
    An outbreak of naturally occurring sheep scab in a flock of 207 sheep was successfully treated with three consecutive weekly subcutaneous injections of ivermectin at a dose rate of 200 micrograms/kg. Plunge dipping ewes during early pregnancy was not considered appropriate on welfare grounds.
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