Pediculosis by Haematopinus tuberculatus in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)

The objective was to identify the species, prevalence, clinical manifestations and two treatments to control an outbreak of lice in waterbuffalo in the tropics of Mexico. A prospective descriptive observational study was carried out, with weekly visits for two months to a buffalo farm. A total of 30...

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Autores: Ojeda-Robertos, Nadia Florencia, Peralta-Torres, Jorge Alonso, López-Hernández, Keyla Gretel, Chay-Canul, Alfonso Juventino, Ojeda-Chi, Melina Maribel, Rodríguez-Vivas, Roger Iván
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TABASCO
Repositorio:Ecosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:era.ujat.mx:article/3283
Acceso en línea:https://era.ujat.mx/index.php/rera/article/view/3283
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ectoparasites; Infestation; Lice; Prevalence; Tropical.
Ectoparásitos; Infestación; Prevalencia; Piojos; Tropical.
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Sumario:The objective was to identify the species, prevalence, clinical manifestations and two treatments to control an outbreak of lice in waterbuffalo in the tropics of Mexico. A prospective descriptive observational study was carried out, with weekly visits for two months to a buffalo farm. A total of 300 female buffaloes were inspected to determine the prevalence and species of louse. The level of infestation by adult lice and skin lesions (n = 40) were determined, and two treatments were applied in two groups (n = 10), cypermethrin (15%) + dichlorvos (30%) was applied by spray and ivermectin 1% subcutaneous route (0.2 mg/kg1 of bw). The prevalence of the infestationwas 100%, the louse was identified as Haematopinus tuberculatus. Adult liceinfestations were low in 60% of buffaloes and 95% in calves. The efficacy of the insecticides was 80% in buffaloes and 100% in calves.