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Salih, D.A.
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Julla, I.I.
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Hassan, S.M.
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El Hussein, A.M.
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Jongejan, Frans
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Africa |
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dc.coverage.spatial |
Sudan |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-04-19T07:56:09Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-04-19T07:56:09Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2008 |
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dc.description.abstract |
In a preliminary survey conducted in 2005, the species composition and seasonality of ticks infesting cattle in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan was determined. Three locations were selected (Gumbo, Khor Rumla and Nyaing) and surveyed every 3 months. Two cattle herds in each of the three locations were visited four times during the study period. Total body collections of ticks were
made from each of five cattle (Nilotic Zebu breed) kept in six different herds. Four tick genera and ten species were identified. The tick species identified were Amblyomma lepidum, Amblyomma variegatum, Boophilus annulatus, Boophilus decoloratus, Hyalomma marginatum rufipes, Hyalomma truncatum, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus, Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi, Rhipicephalus praetextatus
and Rhipicephalus sanguineus group. The highest number of ticks was collected in October during the rainy season. A finding of great significance was that R. appendiculatus, vector of East Coast fever,
has now firmly established itself throughout the year with possible implications for cattle production in Central Equatoria State. |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Salih, DA, Julla, II, Hassan, SM, El Hussein, AM & Jongejan, F 2008, ‘Preliminary survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in central Equatoria state, Southern Sudan’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 75, pp. 47-53. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_opvet.html] |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0030-2465 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/9698 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
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dc.publisher |
Agricultural Research Council, ARC-OVI and the University of Pretoria |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader |
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dc.rights |
Agricultural Research Council, ARC-OVI and the University of Pretoria |
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dc.subject |
Preliminary survey |
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dc.subject |
Southern Sudan |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Ticks -- Sudan |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Host-parasite relationships |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Ixodidae |
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dc.subject.lcsh |
Cattle -- Parasites |
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dc.title |
Preliminary survey of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on cattle in Central Equatoria State, Southern Sudan |
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dc.type |
Article |
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