Risk factors for tick attachment to smallholder dairy cattle in Tanzania

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 157-170

  Ogden, N H ^a   Swai, E ^b   Beauchamp, G ^a   Karimuribo, E ^c   Fitzpatrick, J L ^d   Bryant, M J ^e   Kambarage, D ^c   French, N P ^f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Tanga Dairy Development Programme   (Tanzania)

^c SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^d MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Dairy cattle; Tanzania; Tick; Tick borne disease

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS; BOS TAURUS; INSECTA; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS;

EID: 14144249638     PISSN: 01675877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.10.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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