Simulated cattle fever tick infestations in rotational grazing systems

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 501-508

  Teel, P D ^a   Grant, W E ^a   Marin, S L ^a   Stuth, J W ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle fever ticks; Modeling; Short duration grazing

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; ECTOPARASITE; GRAZING; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MODELING; POPULATION DYNAMICS; ROTATION;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0031695062     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003365     Document Type: Article

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