Comparison of the acceptance of 2 anthel- mintic formulations, in the dog

SUMMARY A study was conducted to compare the acceptance of two commercial formulations of broad-spectrum anthelmintics, Drontal® P meat taste and Dolpac® 10. The study took place in a professional breeding facility and involved 33 miniature and giant Schnauzer dogs aged 0.5 to 8.6 years. Body weight at inclusion ranged between 5 and 45kg but all the dogs received one tablet on each study day as the purpose of the study was to assess voluntary consumption, not product efficacy. The study was based on a cross-over design with each of the two products being offered to all dogs on two study days in a random order. Drontal® P meat taste was significantly better than Dolpac®10 in terms of voluntary and full consumption. In addition, the time for full Drontal® P meat taste ingestion was shorter than for Dolpac® 10. These results confirmed the satisfactory acceptance of the Drontal® P meat taste tablets by dogs. No product-related adverse events were observed during the study or the 7-day post-dosing follow-up period. Thanks to its original manufacturing process which incorporates the flavouring agent into the tablet, the Drontal® P meat taste product is readily accepted by dogs, and this enhances compliance and improves the control of zoonotic worm diseases.