Ectoparasites
Ectoparasites are the organisms which live on the external surface or skin of the animal for food and shelter.
Mostly are controlled on a flock/herd wide basis. This means that when one animal is diagnosed with external parasites, a dip, dust, or spray is used to treat the problem that animal as well as the entire flock/herd.
Different productus are used to treat ticks, mites and lice etc. some of them are given below along with the doses:
|
Active Ingredient |
Effective Against | **Treatments |
| *Malathion | Mites, lice, keds | 0.5% spray; 4% dust |
| *Lime-sulfur | Mites, lice, keds | 2-5% dip |
| *Coumaphos | Mites, lice, keds | 0.05-0.3% spray or dip; 0.5%-1% dust |
| *Phosmet | Mites, lice, keds | 0.15-0.25% dip |
| *Methoxychlor | Mites, lice, keds, ticks |
0.5% spray or dip; 5% dust |
