| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xxv. ixodid ticks on sheep in the north-eastern orange free state and in the eastern cape province. | the tick burdens of 115 merino sheep, slaughtered over a period of 15 consecutive months on a farm in the north-eastern orange free state, were determined. a total of 7 ixodid and 1 argasid tick species were recovered and the seasonal abundances of boophilus decoloratus, hyalomma marginatum rufipes, margaropus winthemi and rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi were determined. one hundred and forty-nine merino sheep were slaughtered over periods varying from 10 to 25 months on 3 farms in eastern provinc ... | 1991 | 1923373 |
| foot abscess in goats in relation to the seasonal abundance of adult amblyomma hebraeum and adult rhipicephalus glabroscutatum (acari: ixodidae). | the seasonal prevalence of foot abscess affecting angora and boer goats in valley bushveld in the eastern cape province of south africa was significantly related to the seasonal abundance of adult amblyomma hebraeum and adult rhipicephalus glabroscutatum. angora goats harboured more ticks than boer goats and also had a greater number of abscessed feet. larger numbers of ticks and abscesses were recorded on hind feet than on fore feet. there was no significant correlation between rainfall and the ... | 1987 | 3508202 |
| the distribution and hosts of rhipicephalus glabroscutatum. | three domestic and 12 wild species of ungulate have been recorded as hosts of rhipicephalus glabroscutatum. the major site of attachment for larvae, nymphs and adults is around the hooves and on the lower legs. this tick is virtually confined to the eastern cape province, republic of south africa. classed as an obligative xerophile it inhabits non-coastal areas of low rainfall characterized by karoo and karoid vegetation. | 1985 | 4011156 |
| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xxxvii. ixodid ticks on cattle on kikuyu grass pastures and in valley bushveld in the eastern cape province. | individual calves, exposed to infestation for 14 d on dry-land kikuyu grass pastures on the coast near alexandria, were slaughtered at approximately monthly intervals over a period of 2 years and examined for ticks. although seven species were recovered total tick burdens were for the most part low. changing the acaricide with which other cattle on the farm, but not the survey calves, were treated from an organophosphate-based compound to a synthetic pyrethroid resulted in a marked sustained red ... | 1999 | 10631707 |
| parasites of domestic and wild animals in south africa. xxxix. helminth and arthropod parasites of angora goats in the southern karoo. | parasites were collected from 160 angora goats and kids on the jansenville experimental farm, eastern cape province. six nematodes were identified to species level and three to generic level. nematodirus spathiger was the most numerous of the economically important nematodes recovered. it was always present, and fourth stage larvae were collected from untreated goats from august to march, while animals used as tracers also picked up most infection from august to march. kids born on the farm duri ... | 2001 | 11403427 |
| ixodid ticks of angora and boer goats, grysbok, common duikers, kudus and scrub hares in valley bushveld in the eastern cape province, south africa. | at monthly intervals from february 1983 to january 1984 two angora goats, two boer goats, one grysbok, raphicerus melanotis, one common duiker, sylvicapra grimmia, one greater kudu, tragelaphus strepsiceros, and four scrub hares, lepus saxatilis, were killed on a farm in valley bushveld in the eastern cape province, south africa and examined for ticks. seven ixodid tick species were collected, of which rhipicephalus glabroscutatum followed by amblyomma hebraeum and rhipicephalus oculatus were th ... | 2003 | 12967172 |