Comparison of the Palatability of a New Flavoured Drontal® Plus Tablet (Drontal® Plus Treat 10 kg) and Milbemax® Chewable Tablets When Presented to Privately Owned Dogs
There is an increased need for highly palatable oral dosage forms for
dogs and cats, especially in the case of regular or chronic medications. To
meet this need of easy application, the original Drontal® Plus
tablet, a broad-spectrum anthelminthic, was optimized using a novel formula. A
field study was conducted to evaluate the palatability of this new Drontal® Plus formula in comparison to a positive control product (Milbemax® Chewable
Tablets) with a well-known high palatability. The study also aimed to get a
palatability claim which necessitates the conduct of appropriate studies. 150
privately owned dogs of 38 pure or mixed breeds, six months to twelve years
old, and with a weight range of 5 to 50 kg were included. The study was based
on a cross-over design, and a standardized acceptance test was used to evaluate
and compare the palatability of the two medications. In this study 88% of dogs
voluntarily consumed Drontal® Plus Treat 10 kg, and 86.7% accepted Milbemax® Chewable Tablets. In the
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