Project

Integrated control of psoroptic mange in Belgian Blue beef cattle

Code
01D11521
Duration
01 November 2021 → 01 April 2022
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Agricultural and food sciences
    • Veterinary microbiology
Keywords
Beef cattle mange Psoroptes ovis integrated control
 
Project description

This project aims to enable integrated mange control in cattle by (1) validating a haplotype for mange susceptibility; (2) documenting the evolution of macrocyclic lactone resistance in Psoroptes ovis mites; (3) investigating whether the mechanisms of resistance are conserved between mite
populations; (4) testing whether flumethrin is effective in ML-resistant mite populations and (5) developing an alternative treatment with carvacrol.