The effect of chemical tick control on cattle on free-living ixodid ticks and on ticks parasitic on sympatric impala in the Central Province, Zambia

African Journal of Wildlife Research

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-15

  Zieger, U ^a   Horak, I G ^a   Cauldwell, A E ^a   Uys, A C ^a   Bothma, J D P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; CATTLE; PEST CONTROL; TICK; UNGULATE;

CENTRAL PROVINCE; ZAMBIA;

ACARI; AEPYCEROS MELAMPUS; AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; BOOPHILUS DECOLORATUS; BOS TAURUS; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS; RHIPICEPHALUS EVERTSI;

EID: 0032424299     PISSN: 03794369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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