Rhipicephalus microplus


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Rhipicephalus microplus

A haematophagous hard tick that is the most important tick parasite of livestock in the world—it may decrease production, damage hides and serve as a vector for arboviral and bacterial (babesiosis due to Babesia bigemina, and B bovis and anaplasmosis due to Anaplasma marginale) infections.

Hosts
Cattle, buffalo, horses, donkeys, goats, sheep, deer, pigs, dogs and some wild animals.

Range
Everyplace in the world, except the US.
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Cattle breeds and their level of resistance to specific tick species Cattle breeds Level of Tick species References resistance Nguni compared to High Rhipicephalus decoloratus [164] Hereford & Brahman Zimbabiansanga High Amblyomma variegatum, [165] compared Rhipicephalus decoloratus to Nguni and Brahman Boran compared High Rhipicephalus microplus [166] to Tulis Nguni compared to High Rhipicephalus [47] Bonsmara and appendiculatus Angus steers Nguni breed High Rhipicephalus [60] compared to appendiculatus, indigenous- Hyalomma species exotic crosses (non-descript cattle) Nguni cattle High Rhipicephalus microplus [76] compared to Bonsmara Table 4.
Conservation of indigenous cattle genetic resources in Southern Africa's smallholder areas: turning threats into opportunities--a review
Curiosamente se ha senalado que el vector principal en Latinoamerica es la garrapata Rhipicephalus microplus (R.
Diagnostico de los hemotropicos Anaplasma marginale, Trypanosoma spp. Y Babesia spp. mediante las tecnicas de elisai y PCR en tres fincas ganaderas de la provincia de Pastaza, Ecuador
In vitro acaricidal activity of neem (Azadirachta indica) seed extracts with know azadirachtin concentrations against Rhipicephalus microplus.
Eficacia in vitro de morinda citrifolia L para el control de rhipicephalus (boophilus) microplus (acari: ixodidae)
This infection is asymptomatic in older animals since reinfections occur due to the maintenance of the tick Rhipicephalus microplus, responsible for transmission of tick fever agents (4), which causes infestations in cattle all old.
Influencia de la ineccion subclinica por agentes de la fiebre por garrapatas en vacas lecheras
Protective immunity against tick infestation in cattle vaccinated with recombinant trypsin inhibitor of Rhipicephalus microplus.
Aproximacion al uso de hongos entomopatogenos y vacunas para el control sostenible de garrapatas en sistemas ganaderos: revision
Effects of passages through a suitable host of the fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, on the virulence of acaricide-susceptible and resistant strains of the tick, Rhipicephalus microplus.
Calidad de conidios de Beauveria bassiana despues de sucesivos pasajes por el huesped Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Understanding the genetic, demographical and/or ecological processes at play in invasions: lessons from the southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).
A revision of two distinct species of Rhipicephalus: R. microplus and R. australis/ Uma revisao sobre duas especies distintas de Rhipicephalus: R. microplus e R. australis
Los hemoparasitos son organismos que pueden ser transmitidos a los animales domesticos por vectores mecanicos como insectos hematofagos, de forma iatrogenica por agujas contaminadas y vectores biologicos como la garrapata Rhipicephalus microplus, ocasionando un efecto negativo en la salud animal por las alteraciones hematologicas que causan, lo cual conduce a grandes perdidas en las explotaciones bovinas (Bos taurus).
Dinamica de anticuerpos e incidencia de Babesia bigemina en becerras en una unidad de produccion en el municipio Crespo del estado Lara, Venezuela
The virus has also been detected in Rhipicephalus microplus (formerly Boophilus microplus), Amblyomma testudinarium, and Ixodes nipponensis ticks in China and South Korea (19,20).
Haemaphysalis longicornis ticks as reservoir and vector of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China
Resistance of cattle of various genetic groups to the tick Rhipicephalus microplus and the relationship with coat traits.
Farmers' perceptions and knowledge of cattle adaptation to heat stress and tick resistance in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
Taxonomic studies revealed following species: Hyalomma anatolicum and Rhipicephalus microplus of ticks; Ctenocepahlides (Ct).
Epizootiology of Ectoparasitic Fauna Infesting Selected Domestic Cattle Population of Punjab, Pakistan
Partial selective treatment of Rhipicephalus microplus and breed resistance variation in beef cows in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Carga de garrapatas en bovinos Bos taurus que pastorean en dos sistemas productivos contrastantes

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