Ticks and tlck-borne parasites associated with indigenous cattle in didtuyura ranch, southern ethiopia

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-66

  Solomon, G ^a   Kaaya, G P ^b   Gebreab, F ^c   Gemetchu, T ^c   Tllahun, G ^a  

^a Shola Veterinary Clinic and Laboratory   (Ethiopia)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

A. Gemma; Amblyomma variegatum; Anaplasmosis; Babesiosis; Boophilus decoloratus; Bos indicus; Rhipicephalus pulchellus; Theileriosis; Tick species

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007256014     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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