Babesia ovis plays an important role in causing anemia and kidney dysfunction in affected animals. There are few extensive studies about hematological and biochemical findings of small ruminants' babesiosis caused by B. ovis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of babesiosis on some hematological and biochemical parameters in infected small ruminants with B. ovis. A total of 280 sh...

WALKER, JANE B., 1990. Two new species of Phipicephalus from southern Africa whose adults parasitize the feet of ungulates: Rhipicephalus lounsburyi n. sp. and Rhipicephalus neumanni n. sp. (Ixodoidea, Ixodidae) . Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 57, 57-75 (1990). Theiler & Robinson (1953) described, as Rhipicephalus follis Donitz, 1910, a tick species originating from Dordrecht, E...

Grazed forages are an economical feed source and are a critical component to profitable sheep and goat production in the US, particularly in the South, where year-round pasture growth is possible. As with all grazing livestock, the profitability of pasture-based small ruminant production is intimately tied with controlling infection from gastrointestinal nematodes (GIN). These parasites cause e...

Two hundred and twenty-five small mammals belonging to 16 species were examined for ticks in Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces, South Africa, and 18 ixodid tick species, of which two could only be identified to genus level, were recovered. Scrub hares, Lepus saxatilis, and Cape hares, Lepus capensis, harboured the largest number of tick species. In Free State Province Namaqua rock mi...