A model to simulate the effect of vaccination against Boophilus ticks on cattle

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 315-326

  Lodos, Jorge ^a   Boue, Oscar ^b   De La Fuente, José ^c  

^a Ctro Ing Genet Y B   (Cuba)

^b Ctro Ing Genet Y B   (Cuba)

^c Mammalian Cell Genetics Division   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Bm86; Boophilus spp.; Gavac(TM); Modeling; Tick control; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

GAVAC; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VACCINE;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CATTLE; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; SIMULATION; TICK; VACCINATION;

EID: 0033991971     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(99)00187-9     Document Type: Article

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