RESEARCH PROJECT
Does warble fly treatment cause anthelmintic resistance in reindeer intestinal parasites?
KEY POINTS- This project tests the effectiveness of ivermectin against reindeer intestinal parasites
Updated: July 2025
Project overview
The official name official name of the project:
Does Korm treatment cause anthelmintic resistance in reindeer intestinal parasites?
Project start:
March 2025
Ending:
November 2026
Project manager:
Peter Halvarsson
Contact:
Peter Halvarsson
Funded by:
Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
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Global goals
- 12. Responsible consumption and production
Short summary
Reindeer ar primarily treated with anthelmintics due to the warble fly larvae and the throat bot. Even though this treatment is not aimed at the gastrointestinal parasites, they are still sensitive the the drugs.
The goal with this pilot project is to investigate:
- How anthelmintic treatment (with the substance ivermectin) to counteract worm infections affects reindeer intestinal worm parasites
- Which species of intestinal parasites infect reindeer in Sweden
- How common the reindeer brainworm is
- What is the resistance status to ivermectin after many years of anthelmintic treatment
This project address gaps in the knowledge chain because anthelmintic resistance is increasing in many animal parasites, making the importance of effective treatment methods more urgent.
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