Predation of livestock ticks by chickens as a tick-control method in a resource-poor urban environment

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 273-276

  Dreyer, Karin ^a   Fourie, L J ^a   Kok, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cattle; Chickens; Control; Livestock; Tick control methods; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOS TAURUS; GALLUS GALLUS; HYALOMMA; HYALOMMA MARGINATUM RUFIPES; OTOBIUS; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI EVERTSI;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHICKEN; FEMALE; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDATION; SOUTH AFRICA; URBAN POPULATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CHICKENS; FEMALE; MALE; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SOUTH AFRICA; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0031324126     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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