| prevalence of babesia bovis and anaplasma marginale at selected localities in sri lanka. | sera were collected from a minimum of 20 cattle aged nine to 36 months at each of 14 localities in five climatic zones of sri lanka. sera were tested for antibodies to babesia bovis and anaplasma by an indirect fluorescent antibody test and a card agglutination test, respectively. antibodies to b. bovis and anaplasma were detected in all samples tested from each of 14 and 12 localities respectively. in general, prevalences were consistently high among localities below 1,200 m and lower and more ... | 1992 | 1306921 |
| comparison between sri lankan and australian strains of babesia bovis in the vaccination of imported cattle in sri lanka. | a sri lankan strain of babesia bovis (designated a strain) was isolated from larval ticks and prepared for use as vaccine by syringe-passage in 20 splenectomised calves followed by irradiation. the a strain and a vaccine strain of babesia bovis (designated k strain) brought in frozen form from australia were used to vaccinate 37 susceptible bulls imported from southern australia. rectal temperatures, packed cell volumes, parasitaemias and overt clinical signs were monitored for three weeks follo ... | 1989 | 2665254 |