Evaluation and Development of Spinosyns to Control Ectoparasites on Cattle and Sheep

Title: Evaluation and Development of Spinosyns to Control Ectoparasites on Cattle and Sheep

Volume: 2 Issue: 7

Author(s): Herbert A. Kirst, Lawrence C. Creemer, Sharon A. Naylor, Paul T. Pugh, Daniel E. Snyder, Joseph R. Winkle, L. Barry Lowe, James T. Rothwell, Thomas C. Sparks and Thomas V. Worden

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Keywords: ectoparasite, spinosyns, insecticide, spinosad, macrolide

Abstract: The spinosyns are a novel family of fermentation-derived natural products that exhibit potent insecticidal activities. Spinosad, a naturally-occurring mixture of spinosyn A and spinosyn D, has successfully established its utility for crop protective applications in the agrochemical field. Potential applications of this unique chemical family of macrolides also have been investigated in the field of animal health. Applications for the control of blowfly strike and lice on sheep have now been commercially developed and registered in Australia and potential applications for the control of ectoparasites on cattle are being studied.

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Kirst A. Herbert, Creemer C. Lawrence, Naylor A. Sharon, Pugh T. Paul, Snyder E. Daniel, Winkle R. Joseph, Lowe Barry L., Rothwell T. James, Sparks C. Thomas and Worden V. Thomas, Evaluation and Development of Spinosyns to Control Ectoparasites on Cattle and Sheep, Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry 2002; 2 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1568026023393615