EFFICIENCY OF TANSY TINCTURE AGAINST ECTOPARASITES IN ANIMALS
Abstract
Reliable protection of animals from parasitic insects is the key to their health. Bites of blood-sucking insects, lice, ticks, and fleas cause anxiety, irritation, inflammatory and allergic reactions, toxemia, and exhaustion. Nowadays, there is a significant range of modern high-quality veterinary drugs on the market that have insecticidal and acaricidal properties. These products are characterized by different spectra of action, protective effects, and toxicity to warm-blooded animals. Sometimes, the use of some insecticides is limited due to their harmful impact on animals and the environment. Therefore, our research is devoted to studying the therapeutic effectiveness of a plant-based product as an alternative method of fighting ectoparasites. The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of using tansy tincture ("Brovapharma", Ukraine, active substance – protoveratrine) against ectoparasites in various animal species (cattle, small cattle, dogs). The tincture was diluted with non-chlorinated water in an equivalent ratio (1:1) and applied to the animal’s hair coat. Re-treatment with the preparation was carried out after 8-10 days. During the research, the causative agent of Haematopinus eurysternus (II = 11,7 ± 5,4 ex.) was found in cattle, Linognathus ovillus (II = 5,4 ± 0,6 ex.), L. pedalis (II = 3,5 ± 0,4 ex.) in sheep, and L. caprae (II = 2,3 ± 0,1 ex.) in goats. The main species of fleas found in the research dogs was Ctenocephalides felis (II = 17,1 ± 2,07 ex.), and to a lesser extent C. canis (II = 1,8 ± 0,4 ex.). In some dogs, of the German Shepherd breed, fleas Spilopsyllus cuniculi (II = 6,0 ± 0,7 ex.) were also found. Two hours after applying the preparation to the animal's hair coat, no live parasites were found (EE = 100%). Hematological studies were carried out on clinically healthy and C. felis – infected dogs. Morphological blood studies in affected dogs indicate leukocytosis of varying degrees (up to 13,25 ± 0,33 G/l), expressed eosinophilia (up to 15,33±0,52%), lymphocytopenia (up to 9,27±0,36%), and an increase in the number of rodshaped neutrophils (up to 2,6±0,20%). The number of erythrocytes in the blood of infested dogs decreases (by 10,4%), as does the hemoglobin content (by 16,45 %).
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