title: Strategic control of cattle ticks: milk producers' perceptions.
abstract: In order to evaluate milk producers' knowledge about tests on tick sensitivity to acaricides, efficiency tests and strategic control, questionnaires were delivered to 670 producers. From these, 163 responses were received. These producers had sent ingurgitated female ticks to be subjected to tests on tick sensitivity to acaricides at Embrapa between 2001 and 2005. Most of the completed questionnaires came from the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. After descriptive analysis and correlation of variables, it was found that 48.5% of the properties owned herds of up to 100 head of cattle and 57.3% of the producers belonged to a cooperative. Among the respondents, 157 (98.7%) applied the acaricide indicated by the efficiency test, and 144 (92.9%) said that they applied strategic control but incorrectly. There was improvement in some control stages. However, only 12 (7%) showed comprehension of all the stages of strategic control. It was concluded that there is a need for continuing assistance, so as to achieve effective improvement in controlling Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus.
authors: Centro de Experimentação Animal, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brazil 436, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. Maria.alice@ioc.fiocruz.br
authors: Maria Alice Zacarias do
authors: MA
authors: Amaral
authors: Christiane Maria Barcellos Magalhães da
authors: CM
authors: Rocha
authors: João Luiz
authors: JL
authors: Faccini
authors: John
authors: J
authors: Furlong
authors: Caio Márcio de Oliveira
authors: CM
authors: Monteiro
authors: Márcia Cristina de Azevedo
authors: MC
authors: Prata
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D002417:Cattle; D003612:Dairying; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D013983:Tick Control