Utilization of Tephrosia vogelii in controlling ticks in dairy cows by small-scale commercial farmers in Zimbabwe

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 4134-4136

  Gadzirayi, Christopher T ^a   Mutandwa, Edward ^a   Mwale, Marizvikuru ^a   Chindundu, Tembinkosi ^a  

^a BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Smallholder dairy farmers; Tephrosia vogelli; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; TEPHROSIA VOGELII EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; INFESTATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII; TICK; ZIMBABWE;

IXODIDA; TEPHROSIA; TEPHROSIA VOGELII;

EID: 70349432671     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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