Species composition and geographic distribution of ticks infesting cattle, goats and dogs in Maputo Province, Mozambique

The primary objective of this study was to determine the species composition of ticks that infest domestic animals in Maputo Province and their geographic distributions. To this end a total of 145 cattle, 129 goats, 132 dogs and 63 drag­samples of the vegetation were examined at 30 localities distri...

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Main Author: Matos, Carlos Antonio de
Other Authors: Bryson, Nigel Robert
Published: University of Pretoria 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30518
http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-02202009-120124/