Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan
College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy
6 Papers
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Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan is an academic researcher from College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy. The author has contributed to research in topics: Brugia malayi & Fenvalerate. The author has an hindex of 4, co-authored 6 publications. Previous affiliations of Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan include Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University.
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Jatropha curcas (Linn) leaf extract –a possible alternative for population control of Rhipicephalus(Boophilus) annulatus
Sanis Juliet,Reghu Ravindran,Sunil Athalathil Ramankutty,Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan,Suresh Narayanan Nair,Amithamol K Kavillimakkil,Amitabh Bandyopadhyay,Ajay Kumar Singh Rawat,Srikanta Ghosh +8 more
TL;DR: Eclosion blocking effect of J. curcas extract is a promising property of the plant that can be utilized for controlling the population of ticks.
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Comparison of in vitro acaricidal effects of commercial preparations of cypermethrin and fenvalerate against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus
Reghu Ravindran,Sunil Athalathil Ramankutty,Sanis Juliet,Adarsh Krishna Thumadath Palayullaparambil,Jyothimol Gopi,Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan,Suresh Narayanan Nair,Srikanta Ghosh +7 more
TL;DR: Commercially available preparations of cypermethrin and Ectomin and fenvalerate were compared for their acaricidal activity against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus using adult immersion test and complete blocking of hatching of laid ova was observed with Flytik at the highest concentration tested.
Toxicity of DMSO, Triton X 100 and Tween 20 against Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) annulatus
Reghu Ravindran,Sanis Juliet,Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan,Amithamol Krishnan Kavalimakkil,Sunil Athalathil Ramankutty,Suresh Narayanan Nair,Priya Manakkulamparambil Narayanan,Srikanta Ghosh +7 more
TL;DR: The results of the study revealed that least acaricidal activity was with Triton X 100 while the other two inhibited the hatching of eggs laid by treated ticks as discussed by the authors.
First record of Chrysomya albiceps Wiedemann, 1819 (Diptera: Calliphoridae) maggots from a sambar deer (Rusa unicolor) in Kerala, South India
Sreejith Radhakrishnan,Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan,Reghu Ravindran,Kavitha Rajagopal,S. Sooryadas,Kanjirakuzhiyil Promod +5 more
TL;DR: Fully grown third stage larvae (LIII) of Chrysomya albiceps were recovered from aberrant sites viz. trachea and rumen during necropsy of a free-range sambar deer that had been observed to bear an inflamed tongue infested with maggots and subsequently died due to starvation.
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Occurrence of fatal syngamosis in emu birds of Kerala
Priya Manakkulamparambil Narayanan,Syamala Karunakaran,Reghu Ravindran,Ajith Kumar Karapparambu Gopalan,Leena Chandrasekhar,Sajitha Indira Sukumaran,Deepa Chundayil Kalarikkal +6 more
TL;DR: Postmortem examination of the dead birds revealed occurrence of large numbers of red coloured worms throughout trachea with histopathological changes and the worms were identified as Syngamus trachesa based on morphology.
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