Hair and infestation by horn flies, haematobia irritans, in black and white holstein cows

The horn fly (Haematobia irritans), since its introduction in Brazil in the 1980s, has caused significant loses to cattle production. The damage caused to the animal because it stops feeding due to the irritation caused by the flies is much greater than that caused by the blood loss. When lying on...

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Main Authors: Gunta Gutmanis, Cecília José Veríssimo, Luciana Morita Katiki, Luciandra Macedo de Toledo, Mariana Santos de Miranda, Leandro Rodrigues, Ana Carolina Peroni Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Zootecnia 2017-11-01
Series:Boletim de Indústria Animal
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Online Access:http://ojs.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/1828