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Wildlife species, Ixodid fauna and new host records for ticks in an Amazon fore...
ZIMMERMANN, N. P.; AGUIRRE, A. de A. R.; RODRIGUES, V. da S.; GARCIA, M. V.; MEDEIROS, J. F.; BLECHA, I. M. Z.; DUARTE, P. O.; CRUZ, B. C.; CUNHA, R. C.The objective of this work was to evaluate the diversity of ticks associated with free-living animals and to investigate new host records for ticks. Ticks were collected from animals rescued during the flood of the Jamari River in the municipality of Ariquemes, state of Rondônia, North Region of Brazil. A total of 39 animals were captured, out of which 10 were amphibians, 19 were reptiles and 10 were mammals. A...
Cattle tick infestation in Brangus cattle raised with Nellore in central Brazil.
ANDREOTTI, R.; BARROS, J. C.; GARCIA, M. V.; RODRIGUES, V. da S.; HIGA, L. de O. S.; DUARTE, P. O.; BLECHA, I. M. Z.; BONATTE-JUNIOR, P.The present study evaluated the behavior of Rhipicephalus microplus naturally infesting Brangus cattle raised with Nellore animals in the municipality of Água Clara, state of Mato Grosso do Sul, Central Brazil. For the field experiment composed of a group with 15 Brangus animals and 15 Nellore animals and a control group with 30 Brangus cattle, all at the post-weaning stage. The 2 groups were kept for 6 months ...