The effects of the bont tick, Amblyomma hebraeum, on milk production of Sanga and Sanga x Brahman cattle

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 143-147

  Norval, R A I ^a   Sutherst, R W ^b,c   Jorgensen, O G ^d   Kerr, J D ^b  

^a Veterinary Research Laboratory Zimbabwe   (Zimbabwe)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d University of Queensland ^*

Author keywords

Amblyomma hebraeum; Bont tick; Cattle; Milk yield; Sanga; Zebu; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

BONT TICK; BRAHMAN CATTLE; MILK PRODUCTION; SANGA CATTLE;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA HEBRAEUM; ANIMALIA; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS; ISODIDAE; IXODIDAE; SANGA;

EID: 0031126847     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00304.x     Document Type: Article

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