Experimental and Applied Acarology (1996) 20, 223-230

G. Solomon and G.P. Kaaya (1996)
Comparison of resistance in three breeds of cattle against African ixodid ticks
Experimental and Applied Acarology 20 (4), 223-230
Abstract: Tick resistance in three breeds of cattle, two indigenous breeds (Arssi and Boran) and one Boran x Friesian cross-breed, were compared following natural tick infestations at Abernossa ranch in Ethiopia. The local Arssi breed was found to have the highest tick resistance, followed by the Boran breed, whereas the Boran x Friesian was the least resistant. Over a period of 12 months, from October 1991 to September 1992, a total of 32 897 ticks composed of four genera were collected from the animals. The four most abundant tick species were Amblyomma variegatum (61.7%), Boophilus decoloratus (16%); Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi (16.3%) and Hyalomma marginatum rufipes (3.7%). Furthermore, 63.5% of all ticks were collected from cross-breed cattle, and 26.2% from the Boran, whereas the local Arssi breed carried only 10.3%. The results indicated that cattle resistant to one species of tick were also resistant to other tick species.
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Database assignments for author(s): Godwin P. Kaaya

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
resistance/tolerance/defence of host
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amblyomma variegatum		Ethiopia
	Rhipicephalus evertsi		Ethiopia
	Rhipicephalus decoloratus		Ethiopia
	Hyalomma rufipes		Ethiopia