The effect of locality, breed and previous tick experience on seasonal changes in the resistance of cattle to Boophilus microplus (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae).
A seasonal cycle in the expression of resistance to the tick Boophilus microplus occurs in cattle in central and southeastern Queensland, Australia. This is due to a seasonal fluctuation in the capacity of cattle to mount an effective immune response against the parasitic tick and is manifest as a waning of the expression of resistance in autumn and early winter which occurs irrespective of breed or the nutritional state of the cattle.
D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D003433:Crosses, Genetic; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D013045:Species Specificity; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000635:transmission*