Participatory and Conventional Investigation of Tick Infestation in Camels and Cattle of Somali Pastoral Areas, Eastern Ethiopia

Table 4

Mean score of tick control options based on their effectiveness in camel and cattle determined by Kebribayah and Afdem livestock keepers through proportional piling exercises.

Tick control option	Kebribayah		Afdem
	score	Rank	score	Rank
Topical acaricides		1		1
Ivermectin		3		2
Manual removal		4		3
Integrated control of ticks		2		4
	,		,

Topical acaricides include daizinon, amitraz, and DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane).