The effect of locality,breed and previous tick experience on seasonal changes in the resistance of cattle toBoophilus microplus (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) |
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| Authors: | B. M. Doube R. H. Wharton |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Division of Entomology, C.S.I.R.O., P.O. Box 738, 4700 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia;(2) Centre for Animal Research and Development, P.O. Box 123, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia |
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Summary A seasonal cycle in the expression of resistance to the tickBoophilus microplus occurs in cattle in central and southeastern Queensland, Australia. This is due to a seasonal fluctuation in the capacity of cattle to mount an effective immune response against the parasitic tick and is manifest as a waning of the expression of resistance in autumn and early winter which occurs irrespective of breed or the nutritional state of the cattle. |
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