Table 2.
Day of infestation and flea count | |||||||
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0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | ||
Control | Arithmetic mean ± SD | 76.6 ± 20.1 | 78.6 ± 8.7 | 88.9 ± 12.2 | 95.4 ± 5.6 | 94.5 ± 7.6 | 93.8 ± 7.9 |
Geometric mean | 74.3 | 78.2 | 88.1 | 95.2 | 94.2 | 93.5 | |
Lotilaner | Arithmetic mean ± SD | 2.6 ± 7.0 | 0.1 ± 0.4 | 0.0 ± 0.0 | 3.6 ± 10.3 | 1.6 ± 3.1 | 1.8 ± 2.4 |
Efficacy (%) | 96.6 | 99.8 | 100 | 96.2 | 98.3 | 98.1 | |
Geometric mean | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.0 | |
Efficacy (%) | 99.2 | 99.9 | 100 | 99.4 | 99.1 | 98.9 | |
Comparison | t (7) = 11.4, P < 0.0001 | t (7) = 45.0, P < 0.0001 | t (7) = 88.4, P < 0.0001 | t (7) = 9.7, P < 0.0001 | t (7) = 14.3, P < 0.0001 | t (7) = 13.6, P < 0.0001 |
Abbreviation: SD standard deviation