The efficacy of used engine oil against ticks on cattle

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 275-279

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cattle; Tick control; Used engine oil

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANAPLASMA MARGINALE; ANIMALIA; BABESIA BIGEMINA; BOS TAURUS;

PETROLEUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; SOUTH AFRICA;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; PETROLEUM; SOUTH AFRICA; TICK CONTROL; TICK INFESTATIONS;

EID: 0032241140     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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