Interactions Ticks,Hosts and Pastures: Case of the Girolando Dairy Cattle and the Artificial Pastures of Panicum maximum and Panicurn maximum var. C1 |
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作者单位: | [1]National Institute of Agricultural Researches of Benin (I.N.R.A.B.), 01 P.O. Box 884 Cotonou, Benin [2]Polytechnic School of Abomey-Calavi, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), Ol P.O. Box 2009 Cotonou, Benin [3]Laboratory of Applied Ecology, Faculty of the Agronomic Sciences, University of Abomey-Calavi (UAC), O1 P.O. Box 526, Cotonou, Benin |
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摘 要: | On the Kpinnou ranch in Benin, it was observed that the Girolando dairy cattle which graze Panieum maximum var. CI are more susceptible to infestation of ticks. The purpose of this study was to highlight the interactions between ticks and their bovine hosts and two types of artificial grazing pastures. Nineteen young Girolando dairy cattle were used during the big rainy season (March-June) 2009. All present ticks on the animals have been counted according to the body region. The bovine have been divided into two relatively homogeneous groups often and nine animals. The group I of 10 animals had been grazed on Panicum maximum whereas the group 2 of 9 animals had been grazed on Panicum maximum var. C 1. During the two months of grazing, a weekly monitoring of the evolution of the load in ticks has been achieved. Four genera of ticks were identified on the bovine Girolandos (Amblyomma, Hyalomma, Rhipicephalus and Boophilus). The Boophilus genus is the most abundant (P 〈 0.05). The animals having grazed Panicum maximum var. C I are more infested than those that have been grazed Panicum maximum. A variation of the rate of infestation of the animals has been observed in relation to the different body areas. The colour of the coat also has an effect on the load in tick of the bovine. The bovine of dark coat are in general more infested (P 〈 0.05) than those of clear colour.
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关 键 词: | 相互作用 人工草场 VAR 蜱类 奶牛 牧场 主机 黍 |
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