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Expert consultation on the sustainable management of parasites in livestock challenged by the global emergence of resistance

Part 1: Current status and management of acaricide resistance in livestock ticks – Virtual meeting, 9–10 November 2021

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Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 48 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

Category Technical report

ISBN 978-92-5-137216-6

Series title FAO Animal Production and Health Reports

Series number No. 17

To cite or share https://doi.org/10.4060/cc2981en

Synopsis (short abstract) Ticks and tick-borne diseases are widely distributed worldwide, particularly in tropical and subtropical regions. It has been estimated that eighty percent of the world's cattle population is exposed to tick infestation. Chemical control, dipping or spraying infested cattle with acaricides is the primary method of dealing with the cattle tick problem. However, widespread exposure to acaricides, often at sub-effective concentrations, has resulted in selecting resistant tick populations. Hence, acaricide resistance in livestock ticks negatively affects the livelihoods of millions of livestock producers. FAO organized a virtual expert consultation on 9-10 November 2021 on the sustainable management of parasites in livestock challenged by the global emergence of resistance. This report (part 1) concerns the first consultation, focusing on acaricide resistance. The purpose of the expert consultation was to provide FAO with a global overview of the current situation regarding the sustainable management of livestock ticks and enable FAO to re-enter the area of ticks and tick-borne livestock diseases in the (sub) tropics. In addition to animal health risks and production losses, there are also human health risks and environmental concerns over acaricides. Finally, the extensive use of antibiotics to prevent transmission of some of the major tick-borne diseases affecting livestock in (sub) tropical regions has raised concerns.

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FAO. 2022. Expert consultation on the sustainable management of parasites in livestock challenged by the global emergence of resistance – Part 1: Current status and management of acaricide resistance in livestock ticks. Report of the FAO Expert Consultation – 9–10 November 2021. FAO Animal Production and Health Report No. 17. Rome.


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