Overberg Research Projects. VII. Anthelmintic sales in the Swellendam area of the southern Cape.

In the Swellendam area, benzimidazoles held 34.5% of the market for sheep and goat nematocides in 1988, ivermectin 30.1%, levamisole 13.7%, combination products 13.5%, salicylanilides 6.8% and morantel 1.4%, while products containing benzimidazole accounted for 48.1% of sheep and goat nematocide sales. The sheep and goat nematocide and cestocide markets in the Swellendam area totalled 1,386,280 and 94,080 therapeutic doses respectively, costing R448 887,10 and R79 242,02, while the cattle anthelmintic market totalled 12,209 therapeutic doses, costing R30 520,22. A mean of 3.45 therapeutic doses of nematocide were purchased for sheep and goats during 1988 at a per capita cost of R1.12 at December 1988 prices. Furthermore, the mean per capita expenditure on anthelmintics against both the nematodes and cestodes of these animals, amounted to R1.31. Nematocides used for sheep and goats in this market segment, cost 36 cents per dose. The mean escalation of anthelmintic prices between January and December 1988 was 10%, ranging from -6 to 30%.