Phenotypic evaluation of genetic resistance to the tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus in Argentine Creole cattle

The objective of this work was to characterize the Argentine Creole cattle breed through the identification of individual phenotypic variations in the levels of infestation with Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. We evaluated 179 heifers exposed to successive artificial infestations from 2015 to 2...

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Main Authors: María Florencia Ortega, Guillermo Giovambattista, Christian Cutullé, Daniel Dos Santos, Santiago Nava, Martín Bonamy, Fernando Holgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-11-01
Series:Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X23001048