The effects of hair density of beef cattle on Haematobia irritans horn fly populations

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 257-264

  Steelman, C D ^a,c   Brown, M A ^b   Gbur, E E ^a   Tolley, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Haematobia irritans; Hair; Horn fly; Innate resistance; Sebum; USA

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; HAIR DENSITY; HORN FLY; INFECTION LEVEL;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; DIPTERA; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 0031193651     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00404.x     Document Type: Article

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