Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting cattle and African buffaloes in the Tsavo conservation area, Kenya

Several ixodid tick species are shared between domestic cattle and African buffaloes (<em>Syncerus caffer</em>). So too, are a number of tick-borne diseases. The aim of the study was to compare the species composition of ticks that infest cattle and buffaloes utilising the same habita...

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Main Authors: Edward K. Kariuki, Barend L. Penzhorn, Ivan G. Horak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2012-02-01
Series:Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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Online Access:http://www.ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/437