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Table 2 Mean number of live attached ticks and attachment rate (%) in the untreated control group by study day

From: Efficacy of a fixed combination of permethrin 54.5% and fipronil 6.1% (Effitix®) in dogs experimentally infested with Ixodes ricinus

 

Day 2

Day 9

Day 16

Day 23

Day 30

Day 37

Mean

21.3 (71%)

17.0 (57%)

16.5 (55%)

19.7 (66%)

20.8 (69%)

20.7 (69%)

Minimum

17 (57%)

13 (43%)

12 (40%)

16 (53%)

15 (50%)

19 (63%)

Maximum

26 (87%)

21 (70%)

22 (73%)

25 (83%)

25 (83%)

23 (77%)

SD

3.1 (10%)

3.7 (12%)

3.8 (13%)

3.1 (10%)

3.8 (13%)

1.6 (5%)

  1. Mean: Arithmetic mean, SD: standard deviation.