Effect of Hyalomma Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on Milk Production of Dairy Buffaloes (Bos Bubalus Bubalis) of Punjab (Pakistan)

The objective of this study was to estimate economic losses in terms of milk production caused by tick infestation in dairy buffaloes (Bos bubalus bubalis) of Punjab (Pakistan). To this end, six hundred Nili-Ravi buffaloes infested with Hyalomma ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) were selected and divided into...

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Main Authors: M.U. Iqbal, G. Muhamamd, M.N. Khan, Z. Iqbal, M.S. Sajid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2010-02-01
Series:Italian Journal of Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/1156