Resistance of Holstein-Friesian cows to infestation by the cattle tick (Boophilus microplus)

被引:17
作者
Jonsson, NN
Matschoss, AL
Pepper, P
Green, PE
Ansell, J
机构
[1] Queensland Dept Primary Ind, Australian Trop Dairy Inst, Mutdapilly Res Stn, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
[2] Queensland Dept Primary Ind, Queensland Anim Res Inst, Moorooka, Qld 4105, Australia
关键词
Boophilus microplus; cattle-arthropoda; host resistance;
D O I
10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00213-2
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
In two experiments, the milk production of 59 Holstein-Friesian cows in mid lactation was measured over 1 week before artificial infestation with 2.500 or 5,000 Boophilus microplus larvae. Host resistance, the proportion of female ticks applied but not engorging was estimated from weekly counts of engorging female ticks of 4.5-8.0 mm long. Mean host resistance was 79 and 67% in two experiments. Host resistance was not significantly related to milk yield before infestation, to early pregnancy, or to parity. Culling the 10% of cattle with the least resistance to ticks would result in removal of 19-21% of ticks in a herd. The results suggest that selection to improve the existing low levels of resistance to B, microplus might be undertaken without compromising milli production. However, low levels of resistance among the cattle studied and difficulties in assessment of resistance are likely to limit the usefulness of selection within the Holstein-Friesian breed. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:297 / 305
页数:9
相关论文
共 24 条
[1]  
ANAMAN KA, 1990, TROP AGR, V67, P105
[2]   BOOPHILUS-MICROPLUS (ACARINA . IXODIDAE) . EXPERIMENTAL INFESTATIONS ON CATTLE RESTRAINED FROM GROOMING [J].
BENNETT, GF .
EXPERIMENTAL PARASITOLOGY, 1969, 26 (03) :323-&
[3]   THE EFFECT OF LOCALITY, BREED AND PREVIOUS TICK EXPERIENCE ON SEASONAL-CHANGES IN THE RESISTANCE OF CATTLE TO BOOPHILUS-MICROPLUS (IXODOIDEA, IXODIDAE) [J].
DOUBE, BM ;
WHARTON, RH .
EXPERIENTIA, 1980, 36 (10) :1178-1179
[4]   Towards a permanent solution for controlling cattle ticks [J].
Frisch, JE .
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY, 1999, 29 (01) :57-71
[5]   Control of cattle ticks (Boophilus microplus) on Queensland dairy farms [J].
Jonsson, NN .
AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, 1997, 75 (11) :802-807
[6]   Production effects of cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) infestation of high yielding dairy cows [J].
Jonsson, NN ;
Mayer, DG ;
Matschoss, AL ;
Green, PE ;
Ansell, J .
VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY, 1998, 78 (01) :65-77
[7]   Attitudes and practices of Queensland dairy farmers to the control of the cattle tick, Boophilus microplus [J].
Jonsson, NN ;
Matschoss, AL .
AUSTRALIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, 1998, 76 (11) :746-751
[8]   BOOPHILUS-MICROPLUS - THE EFFECT OF HISTAMINE ON THE ATTACHMENT OF CATTLE-TICK LARVAE-STUDIES INVIVO AND INVITRO [J].
KEMP, DH ;
BOURNE, A .
PARASITOLOGY, 1980, 80 (JUN) :487-496
[9]  
MADALENA FE, 1985, REV BRAS GENET, V8, P361
[10]  
McGowan M.J., 1980, Bulletin of the Entomological Society of America, V26, P17