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Boran cattle were immunized with a semi-purified fraction (F2) of solubilized membrane-bound antigens extracted from the midgut of the tickRhipicephalus appendiculatus. A subsequent challenge with all stages ofR. appendiculatus showed protection of the cattle to a significant degree. There was a decrease in engorgement weight of ticks, the number which fed above critical engorgement weight was considerably reduced, and about 38% of the larvae which fed to repletion did not moult. The major cause of death of adult female ticks was the increased grooming by cattle as a result of increased dermal irritation.
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Essuman, S., Dipeolu, O.O. & Odhiambo, T.R. Immunization of cattle with a semi-purified fraction of solubilized membrane-bound antigens extracted from the midgut of the tickRhipicephalus appendiculatus . Exp Appl Acarol 13, 65–73 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01268941
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