Port Blair, Mar 11: ICAR-Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Port Blair signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 11th March 2022 for licensing of “Dweeptickure, a herbal based formulation for control of ticks in livestock”.
Dr. E.B. Chakurkar, Director, ICAR-CIARI signed the MoU with Shri. Vijay VishwasraoPatil, C/o Natural Agro Products Pvt Ltd., Port Blair, South Andaman.
The team comprising Dr. Jai Sunder, Dr.T. Sujatha, Dr. D. Bhattacharya, Dr. E.B. Chakurkar and Dr. A.K. De have developed oil-based herbal topical formulation as acaricides for the control of tick infestation in livestock. This herbal based formulation kills all stages of ticks in cattle and goats and is safe to be used in all stages of livestock including pregnant and lactating animals.
