Publications

the distribution and prevalence of stephanofilariasis in cattle in queensland.	a total of 10,543 cattle from 1,386 farms throughout queensland was examined at abattoirs and the presence of stephanofilarial lesions was related to property of origin, sex, breed, and age of the slaughtered cattle and season of slaughter. the mean prevalence was 38% and within the infected area this varied from less than 5% in south east queensland to 95% on cape york peninsula. the prevalence of lesions was higher in bulls than in steers [corrected] and was least in cows [corrected]. bos indi ...	1986	3741275
using genetics to control cattle parasites-the rockhampton experience.	ever since their accidental introduction, cattle ticks, gastrointestinal nematodes and buffalo flies have been major parasites of cattle in northern australia. enormous effort and resources have been directed at chemical control of these parasites but the problem persists in undiminished form. the principal control measure remains the use of breeds that have some degree of parasite resistance. no breed is completely resistant and all are at times adversely affected by parasites. complete resista ...	2000	10719118