Strategic control of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus infestation on beef cattle grazed in Panicum maximum grasses in a subtropical semi-arid region of Argentina

• Published in: Preventive veterinary medicine Vol. 144; pp. 179 - 183
• Main Authors: Morel, Nicolás, Signorini, Marcelo L., Mangold, Atilio J., Guglielmone, Alberto A., Nava, Santiago
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.09.2017
• Subjects: Acaricides - therapeutic use; Animal Feed; Animals; Argentina; Argentina - epidemiology; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - parasitology; Cattle Diseases - prevention & control; Cattle tick; Control; Panicum; Panicum maximum; Red Meat; Rhipicephalus - drug effects; Tick Infestations - epidemiology; Tick Infestations - parasitology; Tick Infestations - prevention & control; Tick Infestations - veterinary; Control; Argentina; Cattle tick; Panicum maximum

The aim of this work was to test the efficacy of strategic control methods of Rhipicephalus microplus infestation on beef cattle grazed in Panicum maximum grasses in northwestern Argentina. Also, an analysis to discern how the R. microplus population was distributed amongst cattle was also performed...