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Donkeys entering the [www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/Donkey Sanctuary] are isolated for a minimum of six weeks and treated with ivermectin.

Donkeys entering the [www.thedonkeysanctuary.org.uk/Donkey Sanctuary] are isolated for a minimum of six weeks and treated with ivermectin.

Since it is reported that lungworm larvae may survive in the subsoil for up to two years, pasture contamination must be considered. Harrowing permanent pasture will reduce larvae and ploughing or crop rotation will eliminate larvae. Grass in hedgerows may, however, become a source of reinfection.

Since it is reported that lungworm larvae may survive in the subsoil for up to two years, pasture contamination must be considered. Harrowing permanent pasture will reduce larvae and ploughing or crop rotation will eliminate larvae. Grass in hedgerows may, however, become a source of reinfection.

Clayton and Trawford (1981) advise that annual treatment of resident donkeys for lungworm in spring, combined with isolation and treatment of new arrivals, should reduce pasture burdens of infective L3.

Clayton and Trawford (1981) advise that annual treatment of resident donkeys for lungworm in spring, combined with isolation and treatment of new arrivals, should reduce pasture burdens of infective L3.