Occurrence of flea infestation on goats under stall fed condition and its control
2018
Soundararajan, C. | Nagarajan, K. | Prakash, M Arul
A total 1862 goats from 12 stall fed goat farms under slatted floor system were examined for the presence flea infestation in six districts of Tamil Nadu. Overall prevalence of flea infestation on goat was 30.79% of which, 72.73 and 27.27% were Ctenocephalides orientis and C. felis respectively. Out of these 12 farms, heavy flea infestation was noticed on goats which were reared on slatted floor with dung on floor, where as the goats that were reared on the clean shed (without dung on the floor) were free from flea infestation. In human beings first time flea bite exposure showed erythematous patches and partially healed erythematous patch with irregular crusts. Efficacy of flumethrin (pour-on) and deltamethrin (dipping) was carried out in 30 kids. Of these, deltamethrin controlled the flea within a day after application whereas, flumethrin controlled the flea after 2–3 days of application.
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