Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
J. Anim. Plant Sci. [ISSN 2071 - 7024]
Volume 4 (1): 276 - 280. Published July 15, 2009.
Survey of pesticides used in the control of ectoparasites on farm animals in Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria
Natala, A.J. and Ochoje, O.S
Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
*Corresponding author’s e-mail: ajnatala@yahoo.com
SUMMARY
This study was conducted with the aim of getting an inventory of pesticides used to control ectoparasites of farm animals in Zaria and Kaduna towns and their environs in Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria. Information was gathered through questionnaires and verbal interviews. A total of 22 veterinary drug stores, 14 farms and 8 veterinary clinics were visited. A total of 28 different pesticides were encountered in veterinary drug stores, with synthetic pyrethroids (50%) being predominant. On the farms and veterinary clinics, 19 different pesticides were encountered, with organophoshates (42.1%) being the most widely used. The most popular method of application of pesticides was dipping. The result of this survey suggests there is need to subject the most widely used pesticides to systematic in vivo and in vitro assays, in order to avoid possible development of resistance by ectoparasites to these pesticides.
Key words
Survey, pesticides, ectoparasites, farm animals, Nigeria
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