Female Ixodes ricinus (acari, ixodidae) in cattle of western France: Infestation level and seasonality

Veterinary Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 589-597

  L'Hostis, M ^a,b   Bureaud, A ^a   Gorenflot, A ^c  

^a Laboratoire de Parasitologie

^b LUNAM UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^c UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

Author keywords

Cow; Ixodes ricinus; Western france

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; IXODES RICINUS; IXODIDAE;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; INFESTATION; IXODES; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PARASITOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; TEMPERATURE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMIDITY; INCIDENCE; IXODES; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0030330109     PISSN: 09284249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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