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Towards a genomics approach to tick (Acari: Ixodidae) control in cattle: a review.
Ticks and tick-borne diseases - 1 Sept 2014
Mapholi Ntanganedzeni O, Marufu Munyaradzi C, Maiwashe Azwihangwisi, Banga Cuthbert B, Muchenje Voster, MacNeil Michael D, Chimonyo Michael, Dzama Kennedy
Abstract excerpt
Ticks and tick-borne disease (TBD) are major challenges to cattle production in the tropics and subtropics. Economic losses associated with ticks amount to billions of dollars annually. Although efforts to eradicate ticks and TBD using chemical control strategies have been implemented in many developing countries for decades, these acaricides are costly, and cattle susceptibility to ticks remains unchanged....
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