The objective of this study was to determine the perceptions and knowledge of farmers of
heat stress and tick resistance in cattle. A cross-sectional survey was conducted and 110 …

Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasitic Arthropods of the subclass Acari (Arachnida) that have
both domestic and wild animals as hosts. The present study aimed at evaluating the heat …

Worldwide, cattle production is struggling to face the negative impacts caused by ticks and
Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus is one of the most harmful ticks for livestock. Most of …

The aim of this study was to reveal communal farmer's knowledge, attitudes and practice on
ticks and tick-borne diseases affecting cattle, tick control methods used and their knowledge …

This study was carried out to assess farmers' knowledge and perceptions on tick species,
tick-borne diseases (TBDs), tick control measures, production constraints and tolerance of …

Indigenous Nguni cattle are adapted to the semiarid rangeland and appear to be resistant to
ticks; however, the mechanism for tick resistance is yet to be established. To understand tick …

Materials and Methods: Tick counts were conducted monthly under natural challenges over
2 years on 586 Nguni cattle located at ARC-Roodeplaat and Loskop farms (warmer climate) …

A survey to document tick control methods used by resource-limited farmers in the control of
cattle ticks in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa was conducted by interviewing 59 …

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ngorongoro areas of Tanzania to evaluate farmer
perception of farm constraints, diseases and to investigate tick management practices during …

The objective of this study was to compare tick loads and prevalence in Nguni and non-
descript cattle in the sweet (palatable throughout the year) and sour (palatable only in the …