Resistance of cattle of various genetic groups to the tick Rhipicephalus microplus and the relationship with coat traits

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 186, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 425-430

  Ibelli, A M G ^a   Ribeiro, A R B ^b   Giglioti, R ^c   Regitano, L C A ^d   Alencar, M M ^d   Chagas, A C S ^d   Paco A L ^c   Oliveira, H N ^c   Duarte, J M S ^e   Oliveira, M C S ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^b Secretaria de Agricultura do Estado de São Paulo   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSIDADE DE FRANCA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Angus; Beef cattle; Ectoparasites; Hair; Nelore; Senepol

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS BREEDING; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAIR ANALYSIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RESISTANCE; LARVAL STAGE; NONHUMAN; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS MICROPLUS; TICK INFESTATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HAIR; RHIPICEPHALUS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; IXODIDA; RHIPICEPHALUS;

EID: 84860245564     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: 18732550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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