The influence of cold on ticks and Piroplasma parvum

Theiler, Arnold, Sir, 1867-1936

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dc.contributor.author	Theiler, Arnold, Sir, 1867-1936
dc.contributor.editor	Transvaal Department of Agriculture
dc.date.accessioned	2009-12-03T06:33:15Z
dc.date.available	2009-12-03T06:33:15Z
dc.date.issued	1909
dc.description	The journals have been scanned with a SupraScan 10000RGB scanner; 24-bit true colour, 400 dpi, saved in TIFF-format. Copies of the master images have been converted to Black & White, 1-bitmap images and OCRed with ABBYY Fine Reader v.9 software. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.	en
dc.description.abstract	Resume: 1. A temperature of 0 C. retards the hatching of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphae into adults. 2. A temperature of 0 C. does not interfere with the development of the parasite within the engorged nymphae. 3. A temperature of 0 C. does not kill the virus contained in engorged nymphae of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. 4. Larval ticks of Rhipicephalus decoloratus die within thirty minutes when exposed to a temperature of -18 C. 5. Larval ticks of Rhipicephalus decoloratus do not die when exposed to a temperature of -18 C. for fifteen minutes. 6. Larval ticks of Rhip1:cephalus decoloratus do not die when exposed to a temperature of -5 C. for twenty-four hours. 7. The majority of larval ticks of Rhipicephalus decoloratus die when exposed to a temperature 6f -5 C. for forty-eight hours.	en
dc.description.sponsorship	The Equine Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria gave financial support to this digitisation project.	en
dc.format.extent	Reports consists of 4 pages.	en
dc.identifier.citation	Theiler, A 1909, 'The influence of cold on ticks and piroplasma parvum', Report of the Government Veterinary Bacteriologist for the year 1907-1908, pp. 10-13.	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12159
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.publisher	Pretoria: Government Printer and Stationery Office	en
dc.rights	© Transvaal Dept. of Agriculture (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).	en
dc.subject	Veterinary medicine	en
dc.subject	Veterinary reports	en
dc.subject	South Africa	en
dc.subject	Temperature	en
dc.subject	Rhipicephalus decoloratus	en
dc.subject	Rhipicephalus appendiculatus	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Veterinary medicine -- History -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Babesiosis -- South Africa	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Ticks as carriers of disease	en
dc.title	The influence of cold on ticks and Piroplasma parvum	en
dc.type	Technical Report	en