Study day | Mean # of Fleas1,2 |
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| Non-treated controls3 | Indoxacarb3 |
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3 | 27.2 a | 0.0 b (100.0)4 |
10 | 19.3 a | 0.0 b (100.0) |
17 | 25.6 a | 0.0 b (100.0) |
24 | 28.0 a | 0.0 b (100.0) |
31 | 24.7 a | 0.0 b (100.0) |
38 | 25.7 a | 0.1 b (99.6) |
45 | 20.8 a | 0.1 b (99.6) |
- 1 Each cat was infested with 50 adult Ctenocephalides felis from the KS1 strain on days -2, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 & 42.
- 2Geometric mean # of fleas recovered from cats per treatment group.
- 3Each of 8 cats in the control group received no treatment. Each of 8 cats in the 19.5% w/v indoxacarb group were administered the topical spot-on according to label directions on Day 0.
- 4% efficacy = ((geometric mean live adult flea count control-geometric mean live adult flea count treatment)/geometric mean live adult flea count control) × 100.
- a, b geometric means across rows with unlike letter superscripts are significantly different (P < 0.001).