Footbath acaricide treatment to control cattle infestation by the tick Amblyomma variegatum
Previous studies have shown that about 90% of adult Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Acari: Ixodidae) picked up daily by grazing cattle are still attached to the inter-digital areas in the evening, when the animals return from pasture. It was therefore postulated that a targeted treatment, designed to kill the ticks attached to the feet, would limit infestation of the predilection sites. Footbaths filled with various pyrethroid formulations were used over 3 years, at the beginning of the rainy season (from mid-May to the end of July), to assess the efficacy of such a control method. It proved efficient in preventing the ticks from attaching to the predilection sites. Although five to 12 A. variegatum adults attached to each treated animal daily, and although the tick burden of the predilection sites of control cattle increased each day by four to 10 ticks, the average infestation of the predilection sites of treated cattle that were initially highly infested (over 100 ticks/animal) continuously decreased to reach a level of about 10-30 ticks/animal after 6-8 weeks of treatment. In herds with a lower initial tick burden (40-70 ticks/animal) this level was obtained within 2-3 weeks and the mean infestation subsequently remained consistently low. Footbath treatment carried out every other day during the adult peak infestation period should therefore greatly limit losses due to ticks. This method was appreciated by traditional livestock fanners, essentially because it is not time-consuming and because it requires only c. 200 mL aqueous formulation per animal at each passage. The cost of the acaricide needed to treat one animal during the peak infestation period was assessed at c. ¿ 0.20. This control method might also have an impact on some species of tsetse flies and mosquitoes, thereby contributing to trypanosomiasis and malaria control.
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dig-cirad-fr-5360712024-01-28T15:01:29Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/536071/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/536071/ Footbath acaricide treatment to control cattle infestation by the tick Amblyomma variegatum. Stachurski Frédéric, Lancelot Renaud. 2006. Medical and Veterinary Entomology, 20 (4) : 402-412.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00648.x <https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00648.x> Footbath acaricide treatment to control cattle infestation by the tick Amblyomma variegatum Stachurski, Frédéric Lancelot, Renaud eng 2006 Medical and Veterinary Entomology L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux bovin Amblyomma variegatum acaricide infestation méthode de lutte formulation pyréthrine de syntèse Immersion cyperméthrine deltaméthrine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23890 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3855 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7575 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2316 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_31321 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33971 Burkina Faso http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081 Previous studies have shown that about 90% of adult Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Acari: Ixodidae) picked up daily by grazing cattle are still attached to the inter-digital areas in the evening, when the animals return from pasture. It was therefore postulated that a targeted treatment, designed to kill the ticks attached to the feet, would limit infestation of the predilection sites. Footbaths filled with various pyrethroid formulations were used over 3 years, at the beginning of the rainy season (from mid-May to the end of July), to assess the efficacy of such a control method. It proved efficient in preventing the ticks from attaching to the predilection sites. Although five to 12 A. variegatum adults attached to each treated animal daily, and although the tick burden of the predilection sites of control cattle increased each day by four to 10 ticks, the average infestation of the predilection sites of treated cattle that were initially highly infested (over 100 ticks/animal) continuously decreased to reach a level of about 10-30 ticks/animal after 6-8 weeks of treatment. In herds with a lower initial tick burden (40-70 ticks/animal) this level was obtained within 2-3 weeks and the mean infestation subsequently remained consistently low. Footbath treatment carried out every other day during the adult peak infestation period should therefore greatly limit losses due to ticks. This method was appreciated by traditional livestock fanners, essentially because it is not time-consuming and because it requires only c. 200 mL aqueous formulation per animal at each passage. The cost of the acaricide needed to treat one animal during the peak infestation period was assessed at c. ¿ 0.20. This control method might also have an impact on some species of tsetse flies and mosquitoes, thereby contributing to trypanosomiasis and malaria control. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/536071/1/document_536071.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00648.x 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00648.x info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00648.x info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2915.2006.00648.x |
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L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux bovin Amblyomma variegatum acaricide infestation méthode de lutte formulation pyréthrine de syntèse Immersion cyperméthrine deltaméthrine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23890 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3855 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7575 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2316 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_31321 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081 L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux bovin Amblyomma variegatum acaricide infestation méthode de lutte formulation pyréthrine de syntèse Immersion cyperméthrine deltaméthrine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23890 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3855 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7575 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2316 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_31321 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081 |
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L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux bovin Amblyomma variegatum acaricide infestation méthode de lutte formulation pyréthrine de syntèse Immersion cyperméthrine deltaméthrine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23890 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3855 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7575 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2316 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_31321 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081 L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux bovin Amblyomma variegatum acaricide infestation méthode de lutte formulation pyréthrine de syntèse Immersion cyperméthrine deltaméthrine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23890 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3855 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7575 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2316 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_31321 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081 Stachurski, Frédéric Lancelot, Renaud Footbath acaricide treatment to control cattle infestation by the tick Amblyomma variegatum |
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Previous studies have shown that about 90% of adult Amblyomma variegatum Fabricius (Acari: Ixodidae) picked up daily by grazing cattle are still attached to the inter-digital areas in the evening, when the animals return from pasture. It was therefore postulated that a targeted treatment, designed to kill the ticks attached to the feet, would limit infestation of the predilection sites. Footbaths filled with various pyrethroid formulations were used over 3 years, at the beginning of the rainy season (from mid-May to the end of July), to assess the efficacy of such a control method. It proved efficient in preventing the ticks from attaching to the predilection sites. Although five to 12 A. variegatum adults attached to each treated animal daily, and although the tick burden of the predilection sites of control cattle increased each day by four to 10 ticks, the average infestation of the predilection sites of treated cattle that were initially highly infested (over 100 ticks/animal) continuously decreased to reach a level of about 10-30 ticks/animal after 6-8 weeks of treatment. In herds with a lower initial tick burden (40-70 ticks/animal) this level was obtained within 2-3 weeks and the mean infestation subsequently remained consistently low. Footbath treatment carried out every other day during the adult peak infestation period should therefore greatly limit losses due to ticks. This method was appreciated by traditional livestock fanners, essentially because it is not time-consuming and because it requires only c. 200 mL aqueous formulation per animal at each passage. The cost of the acaricide needed to treat one animal during the peak infestation period was assessed at c. ¿ 0.20. This control method might also have an impact on some species of tsetse flies and mosquitoes, thereby contributing to trypanosomiasis and malaria control. |
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L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux bovin Amblyomma variegatum acaricide infestation méthode de lutte formulation pyréthrine de syntèse Immersion cyperméthrine deltaméthrine http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_1391 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_23890 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_56 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3855 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5728 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_3068 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_7575 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2316 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_31321 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_33971 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081 |
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