Tick infestation of Borana cattle in the Borana Province of Ethiopia

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 41-45

  Regassa, A ^a,b  

^a National Animal Health Research Center Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Borana cattle; Borana Province; Burdens; Ethiopia; Infestation; Tick

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CLASSIFICATION; ETHIOPIA; INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; TICK;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ETHIOPIA; TICK INFESTATIONS; TICKS;

EID: 0035263774     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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