Resistance of restrained Bos taurus dairy bull calves to the bont tick Amblyomma hebraeum (Acarina: Ixodidae)
| Autor: | T.N. Petney, B.H. Fivaz, J.P. Nurton |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
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Nymph Veterinary medicine Cattle Diseases Biology Tick Ticks Animal science parasitic diseases Animals Antigens Analysis of Variance Larva Host resistance General Veterinary Amblyomma General Medicine Intradermal Tests biology.organism_classification Immunity Innate Tick Infestations Instar Cattle Female Parasitology Dairy bull Ixodidae |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Parasitology. 38:299-315 |
| ISSN: | 0304-4017 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0304-4017(91)90142-i |
| Popis: | Three infestations of restrained Jersey and Friesland bull calves with adult Amblyomma hebraeum did not affect the rate of engorgement of female ticks and resulted in an insignificant decline in the mean engorgement weight of female ticks recovered from the Friesland group. Repeated infestations significantly affected the egg-laying capacity of engorged female ticks recovered from both groups of hosts. The Friesland calves manifested an enhanced resistance to the larvae and nymphs of Amblyomma hebraeum resulting in prolonged attachment, and a significant decline in engorgement rate of these instars compared with the Jersey group. Skin reaction tests using crude tick extracts yielded antigen-specific hypersensitivity reactions which were not related to resistance to A. hebraeum . Histological changes at the attachment site associated with tick rejection are discussed in relation to host resistance mechanisms. |
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