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Table 3 Geometric (arithmetic) mean counts of live, female I. ricinus ticks and percent efficacy in Study 1 (n = 8)

From: Laboratory evaluation of the efficacy and speed of kill of lotilaner (CredelioTM) against Ixodes ricinus ticks on cats

Day

Untreated control

Lotilaner

Comparison

Mean

Range

Mean

Range

Efficacy (%)

t-value

P-value

2

23.09 (23.63)

15–29

0 (0)

0–0

100 (100)

t(7) = 39.1

< 0.0001

9

21.86 (22.63)

13–30

0 (0)

0–0

100 (100)

t(7) = 31.1

< 0.0001

16

21.82 (22.13)

17–29

0 (0)

0–0

100 (100)

t(7) = 50.8

< 0.0001

23

18.19 (18.38)

14–24

0.09 (0.13)

0–1

99.5 (99.3)

t(7) = 29.9

< 0.0001

30

24.51 (24.75)

19–29

0 (0)

0–0

100 (100)

t(7) = 62.1

< 0.0001

37

19.23 (19.75)

12–26

0.09 (0.13)

0–1

99.5 (99.4)

t(7) = 32.6

< 0.0001