Table 2.
Acaricidal efficacy bases on geometric and arithmetic means against Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks
| Day | Geometric means | Arithmetic means | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Mean (Efficacy %) | P-value | Mean | Mean (Efficacy %) | P-value | |
| Control group | Treated group | Control group | Treated group | |||
| Day 9 | 8.9 | 0.1 (99.0 %) | <.0001 | 10.4 | 0.1 (98.8 %) | 0.0004 |
| Day 16 | 18.0 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 18.5 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 |
| Day 23 | 18.1 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 18.4 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 |
| Day 30 | 18.4 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 19.1 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 |
| Day 37 | 18.5 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 19.0 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 |
| Day 44 | 20.9 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 25.3 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | 0.0038 |
| Day 51 | 5.6 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 7.4 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | 0.0038 |
| Day 58 | 7.5 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | <.0001 | 10.0 | 0.0 (100.0 %) | 0.0065 |
P-value: One-way ANOVA test
Dogs were treated on day 0 and again on day 28