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. 2024 Mar 10;17:120. doi: 10.1186/s13071-024-06212-w

Table 2.

Number of animals infested with ticks < 4 mm in length between the legs of the animal or in the dewlap region and average counts of female Rhipicephalus microplus (≥ 4.5 mm in length) present on the left side of the body of animals subjected to different control schemes against R. microplus

Number of animals with ticks < 4 mm in lenght (%) Tick counts (females (≥4.5 mm in lenght) Value of P
Day Animal age in months   Treatment (FLU) Control (FIFLUA)
Treatment (FLU) Control (FIFLUA) Mean* Range Mean* Range
0 4 6/30 (20) 6/30 (20) 0.03 A 0 1 0.23 A 0 2 0.0761
7 7/30 (23.3) 6/30 (20) 0.19 A 0 2 0.20 A 0 4 0.7248
14αβ 13/30 (43.3) 14/30 (46.6) 0.00 A 0 0 0.03 A 0 1 0.3094
21 0/30 (0) 1/30 (3.3) 0.00 A 0 0 0.03 A 0 1 0.3094
28 5/30 (16.6) 6/30 (20) 0.00 A 0 0 0.00 A 0 0 1.0000
35 5 0/30 (0) 2/30 (6.6) 0.00 A 0 0 0.10 A 0 1 0.0733
42 β 0/30 (0) 28/30 (93.3) 0.00 A 0 0 0.07 A 0 2 0.3094
49 2/30 (6.6) 21/30 (70) 0.00 B 0 0 0.83 A 0 7 0.0011
56 7/30 (23.3) 20/30 (66.6) 0.00 B 0 0 0.87 A 0 5  < 0.0001
63 α 6 20/30 (66.6) 21/30 (70) 0.65 A 0 8 0.73 A 0 5 0.3237
70 0/30 (0) 18/30 (60) 0.03 B 0 1 1.00 A 0 6 0.0009
77 1/30 (3.3) 12/30 (40) 0.00 A 0 0 0.00 A 0 0 1.0000
84 β 0/30 (0) 26/30 (86.6) 0.00 B 0 0 0.20 A 0 2 0.0187
91 7 0/30 (0) 19/30 (63.3) 0.00 B 0 0 0.97 A 0 8 0.0023
98 0/30 (0) 24/30 (80) 0.00 B 0 0 0.67 A 0 5 0.0002
105 0/30 (0) 30/30 (100) 0.00 B 0 0 1.93 A 0 8  < 0.0001
112 0/30 (0) 22/30 (73.3) 0.00 B 0 0 0.43 A 0 6 0.0188
119 8 0/30 (0) 23/30 (76.6) 0.03 B 0 1 0.60 A 0 3 0.0010
126 β 8/30 (26.6) 29/30 (96.6) 0.03 B 0 1 0.70 A 0 5 0.0010
133 α 29/30 (96.6) 22/30 (73.3) 0.39 A 0 4 1.00 A 0 9 0.4115
140 0/30 (0) 30/30 (100) 1.29 A 0 5 0.90 A 0 4 0.3342
154 9 0/30 (0) 24/30 (80) 0.00 B 0 0 0.70 A 0 6  < 0.0001
175 10 5/30 (16.6) 27/30 (90) 0.00 B 0 0 0.90 A 0 11  < 0.0001

*Mean count values followed by the same letter in the same row do not differ significantly at a 95% reliability level of significance (Kruskal–Wallis test)

FIFLUA Fipronil + fluazuron formulation, FLU fluralaner formulation

αAll 30 animals in FLU group received fluralaner

βAll 30 animals in FIFLUA group received fipronil + fluazuron