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Length and density of filiform tongue papillae: differences between tick-susceptible and resistant cattle may affect tick loads
BACKGROUND: Indicine breeds of bovines are highly resistant and taurine breeds are susceptible to the cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus, a species which causes great damage to livestock. Animals use their tongues for self-grooming, an important behavior for ridding themselves of ectoparasites. Ho...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647628/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26573922 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1196-4 |