Veterinary Parasitology Section, Zonal Research Station, (University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, Konehally, Tiptur-572 202, Karnataka
1Corresponding author: Pranavam, T.C. No. 37/282, Thrikkumaramkudam, Thrissur-680 003, Kerala; Email: kandayath@rediffmail.com
The efficacy of two methods of spraying of acaricides on tick-infested sheep and goats was assessed. Two pyrethroid acaricides, 0.15% sumicidin and 0.20% butox were sprayed on individual animal one by one or on group of ten animals kept in small enclosures at a time, totally involving 40 sheep and 40 goats for each method. The efficacy, as seen from the total efficacy score (TES) of the former method of spraying, was found to be higher than the latter. But the advantages of the group spraying were that it saved the time in spraying and the quantity of acaricidal emulsion.
Acaricides, Butox, Goats, Sheep, Spraying, Sumicidin
