Table 1.
Efficacy of eprinomectin pour-on against Rhipicephalus microplus on buffaloes
| Groups | Drug | No. of live ticks (mean ± SE) (days post-treatment) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 21 | ||
| A | Eprinomectin | 222 ± 31.2 | 110 ± 25.6* | 80 ± 13.8* | 41 ± 10.1* | 21 ± 4.3* | 4 ± 3.2* | 0* |
| (45.94) | (63.96) | (81.53) | (90.54) | (98.19) | (100) | |||
| B | Untreated control | 196 ± 28.4 | 216 ± 22.9 | 226 ± 34.2 | 242 ± 34.5 | 256 ± 40.3 | 230 ± 32.7 | 271 ± 42.1 |
Figures in parenthesis denote percent reduction in live tick count
SE standard error
* Significant (p ≤ 0.05) decrease from day 0 in live tick count in the same row