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Inhibition and recovery of tick functions in cattle repeatedly infested with Boophilus microplus.
The Journal of parasitology - 1 Oct 1993
Barriga O O, da Silva S S, Azevedo J S
Abstract excerpt
Six tick-naive male Hereford calves were infested with about 18,000 Boophilus microplus larvae, 400 in a cloth bag, once a month for 6 mo. Working with the bag ticks, 12 tick characteristics were recorded for each infestation. Manifestations of resistance to some attributes appeared by the second infestation, peaked by the third (detachment weight, egg weight, fertility index) or fourth (feeding length, start of...
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