Distribution of horn flies on individual cows as a percentage of the total horn fly population

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 251-258

  Pruett, J H ^a   Steelman, C D ^b   Miller, J A ^a   Pound, J M ^a   George, J E ^a  

^a Knipling Bushland   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Fly distribution; H. irritans; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; FLY; GENETIC RESISTANCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HYPOTHESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; POPULATION SIZE; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; ECTOPARASITIC INFESTATIONS; FEMALE; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; MUSCIDAE;

BOS TAURUS; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 1542614136     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.07.004     Document Type: Article

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