Prevalence of ticks and tick-borne diseases in cattle on communal rangelands in the Highland Areas of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Surveys were conducted to compare the seasonal tick prevalence and loads, and sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases (TBD) in Nguni and non-descript cattle on the sweet and sour communal rangelands of the Eastern Cape Province. The tick species observed on both rangeland types were Rhipicephalus app...

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Main Author: Marufu, Munyaradzi Christopher
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: University of Fort Hare 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10353/152