Towards a new phenotype for tick resistance in beef and dairy cattle: A review

HM Burrow, BJ Mans, FF Cardoso… - Animal Production …, 2019 - CSIRO Publishing
About 80% of the world's cattle are affected by ticks and tick-borne diseases, both of which
cause significant production losses. Cattle host resistance to ticks is the most important …

Tick diversity and distribution of hard (Ixodidae) cattle ticks in South Africa

TG Makwarela, N Nyangiwe, T Masebe, S Mbizeni… - Microbiology …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ticks are amongst the important ectoparasites where livestock are concerned, as they
adversely affect the animals through bloodsucking. In tropical and subtropical countries, they …

Towards a genomics approach to tick (Acari: Ixodidae) control in cattle: A review

NO Mapholi, MC Marufu, A Maiwashe… - Ticks and tick-borne …, 2014 - Elsevier
Ticks and tick-borne disease (TBD) are major challenges to cattle production in the tropics
and subtropics. Economic losses associated with ticks amount to billions of dollars annually …

Displacement of Rhipicephalus decoloratus by Rhipicephalus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

N Nyangiwe, A Harrison, IG Horak - Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2013 - Springer
The objective of the study was to establish to what extent the native tick species
Rhipicephalus decoloratus has been displaced by the invasive introduced tick …

Driving forces for changes in geographic range of cattle ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Africa: A review

N Nyangiwe, M Yawa, V Muchenje - South African Journal of Animal …, 2018 - journals.co.za
Ticks are the most important external parasites of cattle and are known to transmit more
pathogens than any other group of arthropods worldwide. About 80% of the world cattle …

Knowledge, attitudes and practices on African tick bite fever of rural livestock communities living in a livestock-wildlife interface area in the Eastern Cape Province of …

T Katswara, S Mukaratirwa - BMC infectious diseases, 2021 - Springer
Background African tick bite fever (ATBF) caused by Rickettsia africae and transmitted by
Amblyomma spp. ticks is one of the zoonotic tick-borne fevers from the spotted fever group …

Modelling the distribution of Rhipicephalus microplus and R. decoloratus in Zimbabwe

M Sungirai, DZ Moyo, P De Clercq, M Madder… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Species distribution modelling is a very useful tool in vector management. Ticks are vectors
of various pathogens which cause serious problems in livestock production in tropical …

Ecological preferences and seasonal dynamics of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) on and off bovine hosts in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

M Yawa, N Nyangiwe, V Muchenje, CT Kadzere… - … and Applied Acarology, 2018 - Springer
A total of 31,425 ticks were collected from 10 cattle and also from six drag-samples during
the 12-month study period. Adult ticks were removed from the right hand side of each animal …

The genetic relationship between R. microplus and R. decoloratus ticks in South Africa and their population structure

S Baron, NA van der Merwe, C Maritz-Olivier - Molecular phylogenetics and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Rhipicephalus microplus and R. decoloratus are one-host ticks that preferentially feed on
cattle. They are capable of transmitting various tick-borne pathogens which may be …

Rotational grazing approaches reduces external and internal parasite loads in cattle

M Rapiya, HJ Hawkins, V Muchenje… - African Journal of …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
We tested whether holistic planned grazing (HPG) and four-camp grazing (FCG) rotational
grazing approaches influence beef cattle parasites counts compared with continuous …