Advances in Animal and Veterinary Sciences

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Adv. Anim. Vet. Sci. 5(1): 1-6
Http://dx.doi.org/10.14737/journal.aavs/2017/5.1.1.6
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Reghu Ravindran, Sanis Juliet, Sunil Athalathil Ramankutty, Nanjundappa Sathish, Suresh Narayanan Nair, Karaparambu Gopalan Ajithkumar, Leena Chandrasekhar, Srikant Ghosh 

 Department of Veterinary Parasitology; 2Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology; 3Department of Veterinary Anatomy, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Pookode, Lakkidi, P.O. Wayanad, Kerala-673576, India; 4Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, UP-243122, India.
 
Abstract | The effects of ethanolic extracts of the leaves of Pongamia glabra and Gliricidia sepium against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus were studied. Different dilutions of the extracts such as 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100 mg/mL were tested using adult immersion test (AIT). The per cent adult mortality, inhibition of fecundity and hatching of laid ova were studied. Both extracts caused very low per cent adult tick mortality and inhibition of fecundity. Fifty per cent blocking of the hatching of laid ova in ticks treated with ethanolic extract of leaves of P. glabra was observed.

Keywords | Pongamia, Gliricidia, Rhipicephalus annulatus, Acaricidal