• COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF GARLIC, TOBACCO AND TEPHROSIA  AS NATURAL TICK CONTROL BIOCIDES ON MASHONA COWS

Loyce Gonzo*; Pauline Mukwembi; ChiedzaElvina Mashiri; Mandidayingeyi Hellen Pfupajena; Edina Chandiwana; Samuel Chipato; Susan Maposa; Constantine Mpondo

• COMPARISON OF THE PERFORMANCE OF GARLIC, TOBACCO AND TEPHROSIA AS NATURAL TICK CONTROL BIOCIDES ON MASHONA COWS

Loyce Gonzo*, Pauline Mukwembi, ChiedzaElvina Mashiri, Mandidayingeyi Hellen Pfupajena, Edina Chandiwana, Samuel Chipato, Susan Maposa, Constantine Mpondo

Abstract

In this paper comparison on the use of natural tick control biocides (garlic, tobacco and tephrosia) on Mashona cows using nested design with repeated measures was done. Data was collected for two seasons that is wet season and dry season at Makoholi Research Institute in Masvingo Province in Natural Region IV of Zimbabwe. Model assumptions diagnostic checking was performed and all the assumptions were satisfied. Analysis was done using Genstat version 14 and the results showed that all the biocides perform better than tick-buster with tobacco being the most effective in both seasons when applied after every five days in wet season and ten days in dry season.

Keywords

Mashona cows, nested design, two-way ANOVA.

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