Heartwater : Past, Present and Future. Workshop (1986 : Kruger National Park, South Africa)Heyne, HeloiseElliott, E.G.R.Bezuidenhout, J. DürrBigalke, R.D.2014-11-282014-11-2820141987Heyne, H, Elliott, EGR & Bezuidenhout, JD 1987, 'Rearing and infection techniques for Amblyomma species to be used in heartwater transmission experiments’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 461-471.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42708The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Techniques for the rearing of Amblyomma species to be used in heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium) transmission experiments are discussed. These involve the breeding and maintenance of infected and noninfected strains of ticks. They include the feeding of ticks on sheep, rabbits, mice, tortoises and guinea fowl.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaHeartwater -- South AfricaArticle