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Communal farmers and tick control—A field study in Zimbabwe

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Intensive dipping of cattle to control ticks and tick-borne diseases precludes development of endemic stability to the latter. Alternative control strategies have been recommended which reduce the frequency of dipping and permit the expression of tick resistance and endemic stability. However, such strategies imply acceptance by cattle owners of higher tick burdens. In this study the views of a group of communal farmers to tick control are described and the impact of these views upon adoption of other strategies is discussed.

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La balnéation intensive du bétail pour vaincres les tiques et les maladies transmises par les tiques empêche le développement d'une situation de stabilité endémique de ces dernières. Des stratégies alternatives de lutte ont été recommandées qui réduisent la fréquence des bains et autorisent la manifestation d'une résistance aux tiques et d'une situation endémique stationnaire. Cependant, de telles stratégies impliquent l'acceptation, par les propriétaires de bétail, d'une infestation plus élevée. Les points de vue d'un groupe de propriétaire de troupeaux collectifs sont exposés et l'impact sur l'adoption d'autres stratégies est discuté.

Resumen

El baño frecuente e intensivo del ganado para controlar garrapatas y enfermedades hemoparasitárias, impide el desarrollo de estabilidad enzoótica para estas últimas. Se sugirieron medidas alternativas estratégicas de control, las que reducen la frecuencia de baños, permitiendo la expresión de la resistencia a garrapatas y la estabilidad endémica de las enfermedades por ellas transmitidas. Sin embargo, estas medidas implican la aceptación por los granjeros de major infestación de garrapatas en sus animales. Se describe en este estudio, el punto de vista de un grupo de granjeros comunales sobre el control de garrapatas y el impacto de su criterio sobre la adopción de otras estratégias.

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Cook, A.J.C. Communal farmers and tick control—A field study in Zimbabwe. Trop Anim Health Prod 23, 161–166 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02356997

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