Long-term studies on the economic impact of ticks on Sanga cattle in Zambia

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-19

  De Castro, J J ^a,b   James, A D ^a,c   Minjauw, B ^a,c   Di Giulio, G U ^a   Permin, A ^a   Pegram, R G ^a   Chizyuka, H G B ^a   Sinyangwe, P ^a  

^a FAO   (Zambia)

^b FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cattle production; Ticks; Zambia

Indexed keywords

CONTROL STRATEGY; ECONOMIC IMPACT; LIVESTOCK DISEASE CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; SANGA CATTLE; TICK; TICK CONTROL;

ZAMBIA, CENTRAL PROVINCE;

ACARI; BOS TAURUS; IXODIDAE;

EID: 0030618833     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1018450824854     Document Type: Article

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