*Present address:
Acaricidal effect of certain neem (Azadirachta indica) preparations against natural infestations of hard ticks, Haemaphysalis and Hyalomma sp. on sheep and goats was assessed. These preparations were applied on infested ear lobes and reduction of ticks was noted from the very next day. Undiluted neem oil provided 100% reduction of ticks on day 3 to 5 on sheep and 94.42% on goats on day 4. Aqueous extract of 25g neem kernel processed in 100 ml water was reduced tick counts to 84.86% on day 10 on sheep. One per cent aqueous emulsion of Neemrich I 80-EC recorded a reduction of 65.95 and 36.38% of ticks on sheep and goats, respectively on day 6.
Neem preparations, Sheep, Goat, Tick control
