Ticks on livestock in Barbados |
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Authors: | RO Drummond BL Cadogan TM Wilson |
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Institution: | 1. U.S. Livestock Insects Laboratory, Agric. Res., SEA, USDA, Kerrville, TX 78028 U.S.A.;2. Entomology Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Bridgetown, Barbados;3. Pan-American Health Organization, Bridgetown, Barbados |
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Abstract: | Cattle, sheep, goats, and horses in most areas of Barbados were examined for ticks. About 68% of the cattle, mostly Holstein dairy cows, and 23% of the sheep, mostly purebred or crossbred black belly sheep, were infested with the southern cattle tick, Boophilus microplus (Canestrini), a vector of bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis. About 13% of the horses were infested with the tropical horse tick, Anocentor nitens (Neumann), a vector of equine babesiosis. Cattle owners used a variety of acaricides as dusts, sprays, or washes on their cattle for the control of ticks. |
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