Information on how to protect your livestock, farmworkers and others from ticks and tick-borne diseases. Please check back frequently as we are continuously updating these resources!
Ticks on Farms & on Livestock (General):
Controlling Flies and Ticks in Your Livestock (UMD Extension)
External Parasites (AVMA)
Farmers and Ticks: What You Need to Know (PennState Extension)
Farm Safety Check: Tick-borne Disease (UMASH – Upper Midwest Agricultural Safety & Health Center)
Got Ticks? How and Why to Take Action FarmSafe Podcast S3E16 (Podcast
Keeping Yourself and Others Safe from Ticks (Cornell Small Farms Program)
Livestock and Ticks: What you need to know. (Cornell Coop. Extension)
Livestock IPM (Cornell)
Preventing Disease Transmission in Livestock and Poultry: Vectors – Ticks (Iowa State)
Protecting Livestock Against Ticks (PennState Extension)
Reducing Ticks on the Farm (US Farm Data)
Tick Control (Merck Veterinary Manual)
Cattle:
How to Check Your Cattle for Ticks (UMD Extension)
Theileria orientalis (an emerging threat) (USDA)
Equine:
Borrelia burgdorferi infection and Lyme disease (American Association of Equine Practitioners)
External Parasite and Vector Control Guidelines: Ticks (American Association of Equine Practitioners)
Equine Granulocytic Anaplasmosis (American Association of Equine Practitioners)
Equine Piroplasmosis: Frequently Asked Questions (Maine Coop. Extension)
Equine Piroplasmosis (USDA APHIS)
Horses and Ticks Don’t Mix – Protecting Your Horses from Tick Bites (PennState Extension)
Lyme Disease in Horses. (Cornell). Video and Factsheet
Lyme Disease Multiplex Testing for Horses (Cornell)
Managing the Asian Longhorned Tick: Checklist of Best Tick Management Practices for Horse Owners (Virginia Tech Coop. Ext.) -> Note – The Asian Longhorned Tick has yet to be identified in VT
Protecting Your Horses from Tick Bites (PennState Extension). Video
Ticks, Lyme Disease, and Other Tick-Borne Diseases in Horses (Rutgers Univ.)
Ticks and Horses (Univ. of Illinois Extension)
Tick Diseases in Horses (Minnesota Extension)
Resources in Numerous Languages:
CDC Resources in Languages Other than English: Enter “tick” into search box
Health Information in Many Languages (VT Dept. of Health): Enter “tick” into search box
Ticks: What you need to know: Vermont Language Justice Project YouTube Channel (Videos)
Tick-Borne Diseases (CDC NIOSH)
Other Related Content:
Healthy Farms Healthy Agriculture (Univ. of VT): Enter ‘tick’ under search option
Reducing Farmer Risk from Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases (Cornell NERME Project Report)
Reducing Tick-Borne Disease Risk in the Agricultural Community (Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety)
Last update: September 2024