Article
Exposure of Ankole and crossbred cattle to theileriosis in Rwanda.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Nov 1991
Paling R W, Mpangala C, Luttikhuizen B, Sibomana G
Abstract excerpt
Susceptible Ankole (Sanga: Bos indicus/Bos taurus) and crossbred Ankole x Jersey (B. taurus) and Ankole x Sahiwal (B. indicus) cattle derived from a farm in Rwanda with no recent history of theileriosis, were infected with Theileria parva stocks from Rwanda either by feeding infected Rhipicephalus appendiculatus ticks on the ears, inoculation of tick derived stabilate or natural exposure to tick challenge. The...
Topics
- Animals
- Arachnid Vectors
- Breeding
- Cattle
- Crosses, Genetic
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Male
- Rwanda
- Theileria parva
- Theileriasis
- Ticks