Caspian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

Caspian Journal of Veterinary Sciences

An investigating the antiparasitic effect of sulfur hot springs on sheep flocks using the minimal lethality method

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 School of Paraveterinary Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
2 Department of Veterinary Laboratory Sciences, School of Paraveterinary Sciences, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran
Abstract
Since long ago, animals were infected with secondary diseases due to their skin, such as some parasites and fungi, and these cases increased the number of casualties. With the diverse nature of our country, there is a volcanic hot spring that has sulfur and many other substances in it, which can help in controlling and eradicating all kinds of parasites and fungal skin dermatitis. First, external parasites (mites) were collected from 20 tick-infected sheep in Dehloran region from different flocks randomly (some one hundred were removed), in the next step, 1000 ml of Water from two sulfur springs in Dehloran and Mehran cities in Ilam province was collected. Then 10 concentrations were prepared from 10% to 100%. The ticks that were transported in laboratory plates were placed in eleven test tubes, which included one tube containing distilled water as a control sample and ten other tubes containing different concentrations of the desired substance, and the results after 15. They were removed for 20 minutes and examined by a loupe microscope. From the concentration of 70% to 100%, it was observed that there was a good effect, and at a concentration of 100%, it was observed that the movement of ticks was completely stopped. Considering the low cost and availability of this method for areas that have such springs, it can be concluded that this method can be used in herds that are far from access to anti-parasitic drugs.
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Volume 1, Issue 2
December 2024
Pages 113-117

  • Receive Date 11 July 2024
  • Revise Date 10 October 2024
  • Accept Date 10 October 2024