Preliminary survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in northern Sudan

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 319-326

  Salih, D A ^a   Hassan, S M ^b   El Hussein, A M ^a   Jongejan, F ^c,d  

^a Central Veterinary Research Laboratory Sudan   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cattle; Preliminary survey; Sudan; Ticks

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; AMBLYOMMA; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW;

EID: 13844289458     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v71i4.252     Document Type: Review

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