Production effects of cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) infestation of high yielding dairy cows

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-77

  Jonsson, N N ^a   Mayer, D G ^a   Matschoss, A L ^a   Green, P E ^a   Ansell, J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boophilus microplus; Cattle Arthropoda; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COW; INFESTATION; MILK LEVEL; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; TICK;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; CELL COUNT; EATING; HEMATOCRIT; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 0032540980     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(98)00118-6     Document Type: Article

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