Association of ticks with seasons, age, and cattle color of North-Western region of Nigeria
Ticks harbor pathogens that contribute to the spread of infections in a host; yet, studies aimed at investigating the seasonality in abundance and distribution of ticks on cattle population are very few. We investigated the abundance and site predilection of tick species with the sampling season, sa...
Main Authors: | Elijah Sunday Okwuonu, Felix Atawal Andong, Ifeoma Kosisochukwu Ugwuanyi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-07-01
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Series: | Scientific African |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227621001368 |
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