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Table 2 Acaricidal efficacy bases on geometric and arithmetic means against Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks

From: A novel combination of fipronil and permethrin (Frontline Tri-Act®/Frontect®) reduces risk of transmission of Babesia canis by Dermacentor reticulatus and of Ehrlichia canis by Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks to dogs

Day

Geometric means

Arithmetic means

Mean

Mean (Efficacy %)

P-value

Mean

Mean (Efficacy %)

P-value

 

Control group

Treated group

 

Control group

Treated group

 

Day 9

8.9

0.1 (99.0 %)

<.0001

10.4

0.1 (98.8 %)

0.0004

Day 16

18.0

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

18.5

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

Day 23

18.1

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

18.4

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

Day 30

18.4

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

19.1

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

Day 37

18.5

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

19.0

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

Day 44

20.9

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

25.3

0.0 (100.0 %)

0.0038

Day 51

5.6

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

7.4

0.0 (100.0 %)

0.0038

Day 58

7.5

0.0 (100.0 %)

<.0001

10.0

0.0 (100.0 %)

0.0065

  1. P-value: One-way ANOVA test
  2. Dogs were treated on day 0 and again on day 28