Tick control by small-scale cattle farmers in the central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc
; 68(2): 45-8, 1997 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-9291072
A survey conducted in 5 magisterial districts involving rapid rural appraisal and a questionnaire showed participation in state-managed and funded dipping programmes by cattle owners in communal areas of the central Eastern Cape to be nearly complete, with 98% of livestock owners interviewed participating in all dipping events. Disease control was the main reason for participation, but farmers perceive dipping to have a much broader disease-preventing activity than is really the case. Other reasons for participation in dipping programmes were to prevent ticks from sucking blood, provide animals with a clean appearance, and prevent damage to teats of cows. many livestock owners complement dipping with other tick control measures, including old motor oil, household disinfectant, pour-on acaricide and manual removal of ticks. Recently local farming communities were given the responsibility of buying dipping acaricide. This has presented them with the challenge of developing farmer-managed, cost-effective tick control programmes. At present, this process is constrained by lack of information and farmer training.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Bovinos
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Control de Ácaros y Garrapatas
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J S Afr Vet Assoc
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Sudáfrica
Pais de publicación:
Sudáfrica