Table 1 Mite counts for each dog and calculated efficacy following treatment of dogs with generalised demodicosis with either topical fluralaner or a combination of imidacloprid and moxidectin

Fluralaner

1

114

0

0

0

2

159

1

1

0

3

48

0

0

0

4

698

0

0

0

5

240

3

0

0

6

136

0

0

0

7

26

0

0

0

8

72

0

0

0

Mean

186.6

0.5

0.1

0.0

Efficacy (%)

 na

99.7

> 99.9

100

Imidacloprid /moxidectin

1

36

1

0

5

2^a

101

40

1

0

3^a

286

144

15

14

4^a

165

394

39

5

5

83

1

95

143

6

130

24

2

0

7

308

167

9

1

8^a

39

264

466

983

Mean

143.5

129.4

78.4

143.9

Efficacy (%)

na

9.8

45.4

0

P-value (Kruskal-Wallis test)

na

χ² = 9.8401, df  =  1, P = 0.0017

χ² = 9.1891, df  =  1, P = 0.0024

χ² = 8.4375, df  =  1, P = 0.0037