| seasonal prevalence of ticks and tick-transmitted haemoparasites in traditionally managed n'dama cattle with reference to strategic tick control in the gambia. | a survey of tick spatial and seasonal distribution in traditional managed n'dama cattle over 1 year old was carried out in the gambia over 16 months. presence of anaplasma marginale and babesia spp. in the blood smears and their antibodies in the serum of same animals were also examined. tick species, in decreasing order of abundance, were: boophilus geigy, rhipicephalus senegalensis, b.decoloratus, hyalaomma truncatum, h.marginatum rufipes and amblyomma variegatum. all tick species peaked durin ... | 1997 | 9430113 |
| effect of controlling natural field-tick infestation on the growth of n'dama and gobra zebu cattle in the gambia. | the effect of tick infestations on liveweight gain (lwg) was assessed by comparison of weight changes in flumethrin-treated n'dama and gobra zebu cattle (16-20 months old) with respective control groups submitted to natural tick challenge over 1 year. flumethrin was applied monthly, fortnightly or weekly. preventive treatments against anaplasmosis, babesiosis and trypanosomosis were given. mortality rate was recorded and post-mortem examinations carried out. in both treated and control animals, ... | 1998 | 9604263 |
| [transmission of coxiella burnetii by rhipicephalus senegalensis; study of the strains in culture and in test animals]. | | 1952 | 12992315 |
| monthly dynamics of ticks (acari:ixodida) infesting n'dama cattle in the republic of guinea. | the occurrence of ixodid ticks on n'dama cattle was studied in the republic of guinea between june 1994 and may 1995. monthly tick collections were performed on 80 animals from 14 villages located in dabola, kouroussa and dinguiraye prefectures. a total of 19,804 ticks was collected and classified using standard taxonomic keys. the following tick species were identified: amblyomma variegatum, hyalomma marginatum rufipes, hyalomma trunctum, hyalomma nitidum, rhipicephalus lunulatus, rhipicephalus ... | 2004 | 15139086 |