1
Views
16
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

A serological survey for Babesia in cattle in Scotland. II. The occurrence of antibody in the population and the distribution of infected herds

&
Pages 417-428 | Received 23 May 1977, Published online: 14 Apr 2016

References

  • Agricultural Statistics (1973). Edinburgh: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office.
  • Barnett, S. F. (1974). Economical aspects of tick-borne diseases control in Britain. Bulletin Office International des Épizooties, 81, 167–182.
  • Blewett, D. A. & Adam, K. M. G. (1978). A serological survey for Babesia in cattle in Scotland. I. Assessment of the method by the results from the outlying islands. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 72, 405–415.
  • Brocklesby, D. W., Sellwood, S. A., Harradine, D. L. & Young, E. R. (1973). Babesia major in Britain: blood induced infections in splenectomized and intact calves. International Journal of Parasitology, 3, 671–680.
  • Campbell, J. A. (1948). The life history and development of the sheep tick Ixodes ricinus in Scotland under natural and controlled conditions. Ph.D. Thesis, Edinburgh University.
  • Collins, J. D., Nuallain, T. O. & Ferguson, A. R. (1970). Observations on bovine babesiosis in Ireland. Irish Veterinary Journal, 24, 42–51.
  • Curnow, J. A. (1973). Studies on the epizootiology of bovine babesiosis in north eastern New South Wales. Australian Veterinary Journal, 49, 284–289.
  • Davies, S. F. M., Joyner, L. P. & Kendall, S. B. (1958). Studies on Babesia divergens (M’Fadyean & Stockman, 1911). Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 52, 206–215.
  • Donnelly, J. & Mackellar, J. C. (1970). The effect of weather and season on the incidence of redwater fever in cattle in Britain. Agricultural Meteorology, 7, 5–17.
  • Donnelly, J. & Pierce, M. A. (1975). Experiments on the transmission of Babesia divergens to cattle by the tick Ixodes ricinus. International Journal of Parasitology, 5, 363–367.
  • Donnelly, J., Joyner, L. P. & Crossman, P.J. (1972). The incidence of Babesia divergens infection in a herd of cattle as measured by the indirect immunofiuorescent antibody test. Research in Veterinary Science, 13, 511–514.
  • Evans, G. O. (1950). The distribution and economic importance of Ixodes ricinus (L.) in Wales and the Welsh border counties with special reference to N.W. Cardiganshire. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 41, 469–485.
  • Joyner, L. P. & Davies, S. F. M. ( 1967). Acquired resistance to Babesia divergens in experimental calves. Journal of Protozoology, 14, 260–262.
  • Macleod, J. (1962). Ticks and disease in domestic stock in Great Britain. Symposia of the Zoological Society, London, 6, 29–50.
  • Mahoney, D. F. (1969). Bovine babesiasis: a study of factors concerned in transmission. Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, 63, 1–14.
  • Mahoney, D. F. & Ross, D. R. (1972). Epizootiological factors in the control of bovine babesiosis. Australian Veterinary Journal, 48, 292–294.
  • Purnell, R. E., Brocklesby, D. W., Kitchenham, B. A. & Young, E. R. (1976). A statistical comparison of the behaviour of five British isolates of Babesia divergens in splenectomized calves. Journal of Comparative Pathology, 86, 609–614.
  • Riek, R. F. (1964). The life cycle of Babesia bigemina (Smith & Kilborne, 1893) in the tick vector Boophilus microplus (Canestrini). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 15, 802–821.
  • Riek, R. F. (1966). The life cycle of Babesia argentina (Lignières, 1903) (Sporozoa: Piroplasmidea) in the tick vector Boophilus microplus (Canestrini). Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 17, 247–254.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.