Ixodicidal potential of Melinis minutiflora P. Beauv against cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus)
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https://doi.org/10.3407/rpn.v5i2.6885Keywords:
Livestock, cattle ticks, secondary metabolites, acaricide, bioixodicideAbstract
The cattle tick (Rhipicephalus microplus) is one of the main vectors of hemoparasitic diseases that cause important economic losses in livestock farming.
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