Cattle Natural immunity against the cattle tick Boophilus annulatus (Acari: Ixodidae): Detection of antibodies against salivary gland and gut proteins using ELISA

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 385-389

  Abdel Wahab, Kouka S ^a   Habeeb, Salwa M ^b   El Kammah, Kawther M ^c  

^a AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Acari; Antibodies; Boophilus annulatus Say; Bos indicus; Bos taurus; Cattle; Egypt; Gut proteins; Hybrid cattle; Ixodidae; Salivary gland; Tick infestation; Ticks

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746869634     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950008684214     Document Type: Article

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