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Table II.

Number of fleas counted at 24 hours and 48 hours post-infestation, from Day 21 infestation to Day 42 infestation. Calculation of the % of flea free dogs and comparison between the two treated groups.

Groups Dog tag number Day 22** Day 23 Day 29 Day 30 Day 36 Day 37 Day 43 Day 44
Untreated 58091 133 124 149 127 128 135 137 126
27351 125 103 71 87 119 126 147 155
40061 135 138 118 124 155 159 121 141
43861 156 164 132 114 107 141 150 132
22774 137 121 133 116 118 106 138 133
39545 117 111 104 106 111 123 152 143
94289 161 123 132 130 142 128 153 147
28632 133 154 102 102 141 132 136 144

Frontline® Plus 38603 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38793 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
35092 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
67804 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13789 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
42356 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
38257 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37299 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

% Flea free dogs 100 %* 100 %* 100 %* 100 %* 100 %* 100 %* 100 %* 100 %*

Comfortis® 89565 0 0 0 0 59 48 118 112
41363 13 11 87 79 75 89 180 179
33824 0 0 0 0 74 67 94 77
02777 0 0 32 22 90 73 127 125
44355 17 6 57 56 116 113 105 107
44259 0 0 19 3 0 0 122 112
42352 0 0 31 22 23 42 134 141
27347 48 15 115 107 106 104 125 168

% Flea free dogs 62.5 %* 62.5 %* 25 %* 25 %* 12.5 %* 12.5 %* 0 %* 0 %*
*

Significant difference between the two treatment groups at all time points after Day 21 infestation at p < 0.05.

**

Table starting at Day 22 because no fleas were counted in any of the treated group the weeks before.

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