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A comparison of field tick infestation on N'Dama, Zebu and N'Dama x Zebu crossbred cattle.
Veterinary parasitology - 1 Mar 1993
Mattioli R C, Bah M, Faye J, Kora S, Cassama M
Abstract excerpt
Tick burdens, estimated from cumulative tick counts, were determined on N'Dama, Zebu and F1 N'Dama x Zebu crossbred cattle. N'Dama showed significantly fewer ticks than the Zebu and F1 cattle (P < 0.001). A previous trypanosomosis infection did not affect tick burdens on the three genotypes. Amblyomma variegatum had a prevalence of 84.8% and Hyalomma spp. 15.2%, with the ratio similar on all cattle breeds....
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