Effect of Flumethrin for Tick Control in Indigenous Bullocks

Ticks infestation is commonly observed in livestock of tropical and subtropical countries. Tick infestation affect the performance and health of animals by spreading tick borne diseases like Babesiosis, Anaplosmosis, Theileriosis etc. Therefore, to control ticks various acaricides are used as spray, injection, topical application and tank dips. Topical application is effortless and economical for farmers to pour on top back line of the animal from poll to tail. In this regard animal health cum vaccination camps were organized in three villages. Heavily tick infested bullocks were screened and selected. Fifteen tick infested bullocks (Killari or Deoni) from each village were observed for number of ticks per square inch at heavily infested areas of the animal such as neck region, below tail and groin region. Flumethrin 1 per cent (50 ml/animal) was used for topical application from poll to tail on back of the animal. The observations were made after 30 days of application. Results revealed that the mean tick number signiicantly reduced from 14.44 to 1.31 per square inch respectively, before and after topical application. It can be concluded that, topical application of lumethrin is effortless and economically feasible to control ticks. Hence, lumethrin 1 per cent can be used effectively to control tick population in Killari or Deoni bullocks for a period of twenty to thirty days.