Control of Ecto-Parasites

(i) Animals should be kept clean. Practice a high level of sanitation.

(ii) Isolation of new stock and ensure they are free from infection.

(iii) Regular dipping of animals is required.

(iv) Dipping, spraying and dusting animals with appropriate insecticides like ascaricide solution. Acaricides are pesticides used to kill ticks and mites. Acaricides include arsenic solution, DDT, etc.

(v) Regular grooming of the animal’s body.

(vi) Hand-picking ticks from the body of the host animal.

(vii) Regularly disinfecting animal houses.

(viii) Overcrowding should be avoided.

(ix) Paddocking should be practised.

(x) Vaccination should be practised.

Dusting Vs. Dipping:

Dusting	Dipping
It is the process of spraying powder to kill external parasites in animal husbandrythe care, cultivation, breeding and production of crops and animals. More.	The process of controlling external parasites by submerging the animal in treated liquid.
It is performed with a duster or sprayer.	It is carried out in specially designed dipping ponds.