Data from: Assessment of farmers’ knowledge, attitude, practices (KAP) and effectiveness of antiparasitic drug against buffalo louse, Haematopinus tuberculatus
Data files
Mar 11, 2026 version files 50.83 KB
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README.md
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Table_1.xlsx
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Table_2.xlsx
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Table_5.xlsx
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Table_6.xlsx
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Table_7.xlsx
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Table_8.xlsx
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Table-3.xlsx
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Table-4.xlsx
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Abstract
Lice infestations in water buffaloes can lead to decreased weight gain, reduced milk production, and damage to the animals' skin and hair. In addition to causing skin irritation, anorexia, restlessness, and in severe cases, anemia, lice infestations can spread infectious diseases, including anaplasmosis. In this study, 1000 buffaloes were examined for louse infestation, and 543 buffaloes tested positive for Haematopinus tuberculatus, showing a 54.30% overall prevalence. The face-to-face interviews of125 respondents showed positive attitudes of 85.60% respondents towards lice control and 64.8% literate respondents who were aware of the losses caused by lice infestation. Literate respondents’ animals were comparatively less susceptible to louse infestations as compared to illiterate respondents. The in vitro efficacy of amitraz, fenvalerate and fipronil ranged from 63.33 to 76.77% against lice. However, overall in vivo efficacy of amitraz, fenvalerate, and fipronil was 83.10%, 74.41%, and 95.13%, respectively. The current study is the first on buffalo lice conducted in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh state, India, emphasizing the crucial examination of lice infestation in this specific area and KAP analysis.
Dataset DOI: 10.5061/dryad.h9w0vt4x3
Description of the data and file structure
Data obtained from questionnaires were entered into Microsoft Excel 2010 and analyzed using Epi Info(tm) (CDC, Atlanta, USA) to derive descriptive statistics expressed as frequencies and percentages. Associations between socio-demographic characteristics and lice infestation categories (low, moderate, high) were evaluated using the Chi-square test. Additionally, to assess the strength of associations, binary logistic regression analysis was performed using R statistical software (version 4.3.1; Wickham et al., 2015), and results were expressed as adjusted odds ratios (OR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI). Statistical significance was determined at p<0.05. The significance of the difference between the mean values of the entomological data of the treated and control groups was determined via ANOVA (Snedecor and Cochran, 1994). All the entomological data were statistically analysed via GraphPad Prism version 10.00 (GraphPad Software, San Diego, California, USA).
Files and variables
Each file includes relevant units of measure.
File: Table-3.xlsx
Description: Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents based on questionnaire
File: Table-4.xlsx
Description: Association between socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents and lice infestation based on questionnaire data (n=125)
File: Table_1.xlsx
Description: Prevalence based on the intensity of lice infestation, sex, and age of the buffaloes
File: Table_2.xlsx
Description: Profile of animal farms and anti-parasitic drugs application in various buffalo farms
File: Table_5.xlsx
Description: Logistic regression analysis for the estimation of the associations between the socio-demographic variables of respondents and binary outcomes
File: Table_6.xlsx
Description: Effects of different concentrations of amitraz, fenvalerate, and fipronil on H. tuberculatus
File: Table_7.xlsx
Description: Mortality slope, R², LC50, and LC95 values with 95% confidence intervals of amitraz, fenvalerate, and fipronil against H. tuberculatus
File: Table_8.xlsx
Description: Efficacy data (Mean±SE) of in vivo experiment against lice infestation on buffalo calves