Luccas Lourenzzo Lima Lins Leal, Lorena Lopes Ferreira, Igor Maciel Lopes de Morais, Vanessa Ferreira Salvador, Artur Siqueira Nunes Trindade, Octaviano Pereira Neto, Vando Edésio Soares, Fernando de Almeida Borges, Caio Marcio de Oliveira Monteiro, Welber Daniel Zanetti Lopes
Cattle tick control poses a significant challenge for livestock in tropical and subtropical regions. The objective of this study was to determine the most suitable timing to initiate a strategic tick control program and to identify the ideal number of acaricide treatments for adult taurine cattle (Bos taurus taurus) in a tropical region throughout the year. Three groups with 10 bovines each were performed: T01 (strategic treatment in late autumn/winter/late spring, every 28 days), T02 (strategic treatment to act in the "first tick generation" - early spring/summer/early autumn, every 28 days) and T03 (control)...
February 8, 2024: Experimental & Applied Acarology