(Dallas, Texas) – The FDA has authorized using an anthelmintic drug for parasite management in wild quail populations. The FDA concluded that the drug built-in right into a medicated feed is each protected and efficient in controlling parasites in wild quail of their pure habitat. For example, eyeworm parasite an infection ranges within the Rolling Plains area of West Texas have been documented at over 60% and cecal worms have been documented at as much as 90% ranges all through Texas.
The medicated feed crumble integrating the anthelmintic drug will likely be often known as the brand new retail product “QuailGuard®”. In labeling directions, the FDA recommends that the medicated feed be within the type of a crumble and never typically broadcast however provided by way of strategic feeding stations and/or acceptable feeders.
QuailGuard® is a field-tested medicated feed crumble comprised of a proprietary mix of grains, minerals, nutritional vitamins, and amino acids mixed with the lively drug ingredient, Fenbendazole. QuailGuard® has been confirmed to be each palatable and efficient all through the FDA registration course of. Along with parasite management, the formulation has a number of well being advantages to quail.
The approval follows 9 years of analysis and utility in coordination with the FDA by Dr. Ron Kendall, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory at Texas Tech College. Funding for the analysis was primarily supplied by Park Cities Quail Coalition (PCQC) and the Rolling Plains Quail Analysis Basis (RPQRF). The funds have been raised by sportsmen who’re involved in regards to the declining huntable populations of untamed quail in Texas and past.
QuailGuard, LLC is a three way partnership between Park Cities Quail Coalition and Dr. Ron Kendall. Nearly all of royalties from the sale of QuailGuard® will go to PCQC and be spent on quail analysis and training in Texas. QuailGuard, LLC has no paid staff. Joe Crafton volunteers as president.
Based mostly on discipline analysis, the really useful utility is for QuailGuard® to be distributed with strategic feeders for a 21-day interval within the Spring and a 21-day interval within the Fall. It’s not really useful by FDA for broadcast feeding. Utilizing a 50 lb. bag per utility and one feeder per 200 acres, QuailGuard® will price roughly 50 cents per acre for remedy as soon as a feeding technique has been arrange. An instance of strategic feeding stations using QuailSafe® expertise has confirmed to be efficient in treating wild quail for parasites in a number of FDA-approved demonstration websites. As well as, extra data on QuailSafe® may be discovered at www.quailsafe.com.
Extra data is offered about QuailGuard® at www.quailguard.com. Info on the supporting analysis may be discovered on the Texas Tech Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory web site www.wildlifetoxicologylab.org.
QuailGuard® will likely be manufactured in 50 lb. luggage by Bryant Grain Firm, Aledo, TX and out there in feed shops provided by Bryant Grain late this Summer season. A listing of outlets will likely be out there on the quailguard.com web site as they grow to be out there.
“This was a momentous venture involving over a decade of analysis and finally involving dozens of extremely credentialed professionals and has resulted within the publication of 44 scientific analysis papers up to now. I’m a quail hunter myself and really feel passionately that QuailGuard® will contribute to quail conservation and sustainability efforts. I wish to thank my colleagues, my contacts at FDA, the volunteers at PCQC, and RPQRF for his or her monetary assist in addition to different contributors to our effort, and wish to acknowledge former RPQRF chairman Rick Snipes, who supplied management for this effort.”, stated Dr. Ron Kendall, Ph.D., Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Wildlife Toxicology Laboratory at Texas Tech College
“We’re proud to have funded this analysis with cash raised by hunters. Wild Quail naturally have a excessive mortality price. It is smart that top ranges of parasites of their eyes and intestine contribute to quail mortality. We hope all grassland birds on this area will profit from this development.“ Raymond Morrow, President, Park Cities Quail Coalition.
“After all, habitat and climate are crucial components. Nonetheless, eyeworms and cecal worms on quail have reached pandemic ranges in elements of Texas and that is the primary resolution to this vital think about quail decline. That is one other sportsman-led conservation success story and solely the second wild animal ever authorized by the FDA to be handled of their pure habitat with a medicated feed product.” -Joe Crafton, President QuailGuard, LLC
“After years of investigating illness and different non-climate associated components, parasite infestation turned the main suspect. We’re excited to have one other analysis device out there to us.” Ryan O’Shaughnessy, Govt Director, Rolling Plains Quail Analysis Basis.
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