Influence of grooming on Rhipicephalus microplus tick infestation and serum cortisol rates
Grooming is an important factor on animal resistance to ticks. Rhipicephalus microplus is the most pathogenic cattle tick in Brazil causing death in susceptible animals. Cortisol is the hormone of stress. The influence of grooming on tick infestation and serum cortisol level was studied in 16 Holste...
Main Authors: | Fernanda Ferreira Pessoa, Keila Maria Roncato Duarte, Luciana Morita Katiki, Luciandra Macedo de Toledo, Isabel Kinney Ferreira de Miranda Santos, Cecília José Veríssimo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto de Zootecnia
2012-12-01
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Series: | Boletim de Indústria Animal |
Online Access: | http://revistas.bvs-vet.org.br/bia/article/view/7930 |
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