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Table 1 Mean arithmetic on animal tick counts three hours after infestation of dogs with Rhipicephalus sanguineus

From: Comparative efficacy of oral administrated afoxolaner (NexGard™) and fluralaner (Bravecto™) with topically applied permethrin/imidacloprid (Advantix®) against transmission of Ehrlichia canis by infected Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks to dogs

Day

Arithmetic mean tick counts 3 hours after infestationa

Control

Advantix®

NexGard™

Bravecto™

M

M

F

df

P

M

F

df

P

M

F

df

P

Day 30

49.4

15.6

86.69

3

< 0.0001

49.5

86.69

3

0.9615

49.4

86.69

3

1.0000

Day 35

47.0

14.4

76.37

3

< 0.0001

48.0

76.37

3

0.7100

46.8

76.37

3

0.9258

Day 42

48.1

10.8

184.50

3

< 0.0001

48.3

184.50

3

0.9499

49.5

184.50

3

0.4916

Day 49

47.4

12.0

184.57

3

< 0.0001

46.8

184.57

3

0.7412

49.6

184.57

3

0.2399

Day 56

47.6

16.9

207.73

3

< 0.0001

48.5

207.73

3

0.5693

47.4

207.73

3

0.8705

Day 63

44.4

18.5

33.43

3

< 0.0001

46.4

33.43

3

0.5648

48.4

33.43

3

0.2537

Day 70

46.4

11.3

80.02

3

< 0.0001

46.5

80.02

3

0.9652

48.5

80.02

3

0.4606

Day 77

46.4

13.6

39.97

3

< 0.0001

42.8

39.97

3

0.3063

44.6

39.97

3

0.6188

Day 84

48.6

12.0

311.86

3

< 0.0001

48.6

311.86

3

1.0000

48.3

311.86

3

0.7994

  1. Abbreviations: M arithmetic mean, F, F-statistic, df, degrees of freedom, P, P-value (one-way ANOVA with a treatment effect in comparison with control group)
  2. acounts based on ticks attached to the dogs, excluding ticks in the crates