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Guidelines for sustainable tick control and acaricide resistance management in livestock. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) - 60 páginas Contiene ilustraciones, figuras, tablas. 30 cm.

Incluye bibliografía páginas 46 - 57

Contents: Contributors. --Acknowledgements. -- Foreword. -- Abbreviations. -- Glossary.

PART 1. Tick infestations in cattle. -- Biology of ticks. -- Burden of ticks, tick-borne diseases and acaricide resistance

PART 2. Synthetic acaricides and the threat of acaricide resistance. -- Synthetic acaricide products. -- Regulatory framework. -- Access and use of acaricides in the field. -- Acaricide resistance in cattle ticks. -- The threat of acaricides to animal health and welfare, public health, and the environment.

PART 3. Sustainable tick management. -- Objectives of tick management. -- Cattle production systems. -- Livestock production management. -- Tick control practices. -- Non-chemical tick control. -- Future alternative methods for tick management. -- Regulatory requirements for non-chemical tick control products. -- Integrated tick management. -- Integrating social and behavioural sciences in acaricide resistance strategies.

PART 4. Collective pathway for sustainable tick control and acaricide resistance management in livestock. -- Vision, global goals and key objectives. -- Research agenda




El idioma esta en ingles

ISBN: 9789251397299

ISSN: 18100708

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Ganado — Control de parásitos.
Garrapatas — Control biológico.
Acaricidas — Resistencia.
Salud animal — Manejo sostenible.

Dewey Class. No.: 636.089632 / / F686g