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Table 3 Study 1: mean (standard error) (SE) live flea countsa of control, afoxolaner and spinosad group dogs

From: Speed of flea knockdown of spinosad compared to afoxolaner, and of spinosad through 28 days post-treatment in controlled laboratory studies

 

Mean

Control

Afoxolaner

Spinosad

Day 0 - 1 hour

Geometric

82.5 (0.1)

90.6 (0.1)

85.1 (0.1)

 

Arithmetic

83.7 (3.8)

90.6 (3.8)

85.2 (3.8)

Day 0 - 3 hours

Geometric

81.8 (0.2)

79.4 (0.2)

38.5 (0.2)b,c

 

Arithmetic

82.3 (6.7)

80.2 (6.7)

44.7 (6.7)b,c

Day 7 - 1 hour

Geometric

95.3 (0.1)

83.7 (0.1)

75.2 (0.1)d

 

Arithmetic

95.5 (4.2)

84.0 (4.2)

76.5 (4.2)d

Day 7 - 3 hours

Geometric

89.2 (0.4)

67.4 (0.4)

12.4 (0.4)e,f

 

Arithmetic

89.7 (4.9)

67.8 (4.9)e

21.0 (4.9)e,f

  1. aIncludes moribund fleas, counted as live
  2. Treated group different from control: b p ≤ 0.0051; d p ≤ 0.0128; e p = 0.0069
  3. Different from afoxolaner: c p ≤ 0.0065; f p ≤ 0.0054