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cattle tick

n.
A brown tick (Boophilus annulatus) whose bite transmits the causative agent of Texas fever in cattle.
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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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Hailu, "Species composition, prevalence and seasonal variations of ixodid cattle ticks in and around Haramaya town, Ethiopia," Journal of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, vol.
Infestation and Identification of Ixodid Tick in Cattle: The Case of Arbegona District, Southern Ethiopia
Phylogenetic analysis of mitochondrial genome sequences indicates that the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, contains a cryptic species.
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
Acaricidal activity of an oleoresinous extract from Copaifera reticulata (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) against larvae of the southern cattle tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).
Comparative Efficacies of Curcuma longa Citrullus colocynthis and Peganum harmala against Rhipicephalus microplus through Modified Larval Immersion Test
Detection and characterization of amitraz resistance in the southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae).
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Detection of amitraz resistance in Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus from SBS Nagar, Punjab, India
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Effect of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of angico preto skin on cattle tick teleogines/Efeito dos extratos aquoso e etanolico da casca do angico preto (Anadenanthera macrocarpa) sobre teleoginas de rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

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