Issue |
Parasite
Volume 4, Number 2, June 1997
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Page(s) | 159 - 165 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/1997042159 | |
Published online | 24 September 2014 |
Mémoire
Hyalomma ticks: bovine resistance under field conditions as related to host age and breed
Degré d'infestation de bovins par les tiques selon leur race et leur âge
1
Département de Parasitologie et Maladies Parasitaires, Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II, BP 6202, Rabat, Maroc.
2
Département de Biochimie, Faculté des sciences de Rabat.
3
Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, 1900 Coffey Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210-1092, USA.
* Hamid Sahibi. Tel. : 77 17 45 - Fax : 77 81 35.
Received:
5
June
1996
Accepted:
24
January
1997
Field collection of ticks from two breeds of cattle [Native breed (local) and purebred (Friesian)], showed that the number of ticks was higher on purebred than on native cattle.
The susceptibility seemed to increase with the age of the animals. Furthermore, breed appeared to exert more influence than age. There was no correlation between the number of ticks associated with each animal, the antibody production and antigens recognized. The immune response under field condition looked more like immune suppression than immune protection.
Résumé
La collecte des tiques de deux races génétiquement différentes, la race locale et la race Frisonne pie noire, a montré que le degré d'infestation de la race Frisonne est plus important que celui de la race locale. La sensibilité aux tiques semble augmenter avec l'âge des animaux.
Par ailleurs, aucune corrélation entre le degré d'infestation, la production d'anticorps et les antigènes reconnus n'a été démontrée. Il s'est avéré que dans les conditions naturelles, la réponse immunitaire vis-à-vis des tiques n'est pas protectrice.
Key words: ticks / Hyolomma spp. / cattle / age / breed / resistance / humoral / response / antigens
Mots clés : tiques / Hyalomma spp / bovin / âge / race / résistance / réponse / humorale / antigènes
© PRINCEPS Editions, Paris, 1997, transferred to Société Française de Parasitologie
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