TICK RESISTANCE TO ACARICIDES IN WESTERN ETHIOPIA

Authors
REGASSA A DECASTRO JJ
Citation
A. Regassa et Jj. Decastro, TICK RESISTANCE TO ACARICIDES IN WESTERN ETHIOPIA, Tropical Animal Health and Production, 25(2), 1993, pp. 69-74
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Tropical Animal Health and Production → ACNP
ISSN journal
00494747
Volume
25
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
69 - 74
Database
ISI
SICI code
0049-4747(1993)25:2<69:TRTAIW>2.0.ZU;2-O
Abstract
A survey of acaricide resistance was performed on ticks collected from 18 dairy farms and 6 veterinary clinics in western Ethiopia. Boophilu s decoloratus collected from most of the dairy farms were resistant to toxaphene, but no resistance was detected in ticks collected from ind igenous cattle. There is a need in Ethiopia to replace toxaphene on da iry farms and formulate a rational tick control policy for the whole c ountry.