Mechanisms of resistance to Rhipicephalus ticks in Nguni cattle reared in the semiarid areas of South Africa.
Ticks and tick borne-diseases (TBD) are major challenges to cattle production among smallholder farmers in the semiarid areas of South Africa. Nguni cattle have been reported to be resistant to ticks and TBD, however, the mechanisms responsible for the trait are not fully understood. The broad objec...
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2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/11346 |