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Occurrence of flea infestation on goats under stall fed condition and its control

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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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  1. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600007, India

    C. Soundararajan

  2. Department of Veterinary Pathology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600007, India

    K. Nagarajan

  3. Department of Livestock Producton and Management, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, 614625, India

    M. Arul Prakash

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CS: Collection and identification of fleas, collection of literature and preparation of manuscript. KN: Assistance in literature collection, typing and preparation of manuscript. MAP: Assisted in collection of fleas and collection of literature

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Soundararajan, C., Nagarajan, K. & Prakash, M.A. Occurrence of flea infestation on goats under stall fed condition and its control. J Parasit Dis 42, 444–448 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-018-1006-y

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