Biossay of acaricide resistance on three common cattle tick species at Holotta, Central Ethiopia

Revue de Medecine Veterinaire

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 385-390

  Yilma, J ^a   Adamu, G ^b   Zerbini, E ^c  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b Ministry of Agriculture Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

^c INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

A. variegatum; Acaricide resistance; B. decoloratus; Bioassay; Cattle; Ethiopia; Holotta; R. e. evertsi

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035610172     PISSN: 00351555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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