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Table 3 Tick weights of I. ricinus collected from BravectoTM-treated and untreated dogs in Study 3

From: A quantitative evaluation of the extent of fluralaner uptake by ticks (Ixodes ricinus, Ixodes scapularis) in fluralaner (BravectoTM) treated vs. untreated dogs using the parameters tick weight and coxal index

Infestation

Collection

Tick weight [mg]

BravectoTM

Negative control

Meana

Stdevb

Meana

Stdevb

Week 1

2 days after infestation

4.32c

3.51

10.88

5.85

Week 4

1.41c

1.31

3.80

0.59

Week 8

2.26c

1.82

3.65

0.72

Week 12

2.38c

1.72

3.76

0.59

  1. aArithmetic mean
  2. bStandard deviation
  3. cTick weight in treated group is significantly different from negative control (p < 0.0001)
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