title: Tick control on eland (Taurotragus oryx) and buffalo (Syncerus caffer) with flumethrin 1% pour-on through a Duncan applicator.
abstract: Eland (Taurotragus oryx) and buffalo (Syncerus caffer) in the Game Ranching Research Station at the Mushandike Sanctuary in Zimbabwe were treated with 1% flumethrin pour-on to control unacceptably high tick numbers. The pour-on was at first applied with a drenching gun and later by means of a Duncan Applicator. This device allows contact with a saturated treatment column while the animals consume a specially formulated attractant lick from the feed bin. Tick counts done over 3 summer seasons demonstrated the efficacy both of the pour-on acaricide and the method of application.
authors.affiliation: Agricura (Pvt) Ltd, Harare, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Duncan
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Monks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000469:parasitology*; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology*; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013983:Tick Control / Q000379:methods*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D011722:Pyrethrins; C041392:flumethrin