Masika P J, Sonandi A, van Averbeke W
Farming Systems Research and Extension Unit, ARDRI, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa.
J S Afr Vet Assoc. 1997 Jun;68(2):45-8. doi: 10.4102/jsava.v68i2.868.
A survey conducted in 5 magisterial districts involving rapid rural appraisal and a questionnaire showed participation in state-managed and funded dipping programmes by cattle owners in communal areas of the central Eastern Cape to be nearly complete, with 98% of livestock owners interviewed participating in all dipping events. Disease control was the main reason for participation, but farmers perceive dipping to have a much broader disease-preventing activity than is really the case. Other reasons for participation in dipping programmes were to prevent ticks from sucking blood, provide animals with a clean appearance, and prevent damage to teats of cows. many livestock owners complement dipping with other tick control measures, including old motor oil, household disinfectant, pour-on acaricide and manual removal of ticks. Recently local farming communities were given the responsibility of buying dipping acaricide. This has presented them with the challenge of developing farmer-managed, cost-effective tick control programmes. At present, this process is constrained by lack of information and farmer training.
在5个行政区进行的一项涉及快速农村评估和问卷调查的调查显示，东开普省中部公共区域的养牛户几乎全部参与了由国家管理和资助的药浴项目，接受采访的牲畜养殖户中有98%参与了所有药浴活动。疾病控制是参与的主要原因，但农民认为药浴具有比实际情况更广泛的疾病预防作用。参与药浴项目的其他原因是防止蜱虫吸血、让动物外观干净以及防止奶牛乳头受损。许多牲畜养殖户用其他蜱虫控制措施辅助药浴，包括旧机油、家用消毒剂、浇泼式杀螨剂和手动清除蜱虫。最近，当地农业社区被赋予购买药浴用杀螨剂的责任。这给他们带来了制定农民管理的、具有成本效益的蜱虫控制项目的挑战。目前，这一过程受到信息缺乏和农民培训不足的制约。
