Comparison of resistance in three breeds of cattle against African ixodid ticks

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-230

  Solomon, G ^a   Kaaya, G P ^b  

^a National Animal Health Research Center Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

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

Author keywords

Arssi; Boran; Ethiopia; Friesian cattle; Ixodid ticks; Resistance

Indexed keywords

CATTLE TICK; PEST RESISTANCE;

AFRICA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; INFESTATION; INNATE IMMUNITY; MALE; PARASITOLOGY; SEASON;

AFRICA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MALE; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ETHIOPIA, ABERNOSSA;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM RUFIPES; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI;

EID: 0030114737     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00054514     Document Type: Article

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