A study was conducted from May 2008 to April 2009 to monitor monthly the tick infestation of cattle in two farms in Constantine region (subhumid area of Algeria), located at 500 and 1000 m of altitude, respectively. Out of forty monitored cattle (20 per farm), 2031 ticks were collected from...

Hemoparasitic diseases (theileriosis, babesiosis and anaplasmosis) are serious vector-borne diseases that have a considerable impact on cattle health and the farming economy of Morocco. The aim of this study, conducted in four dairy farming regions, was to determine the prevalence and risk factors...

This article discusses the status of livestock breeding and production about 50 years ago wherein the date was during the late 1960's and how a veterinarian from a veterinary school in Haute-Savoie, France during that time played a significant role in the improvements and progress with regards to...

Like all parasites, ticks can be spread easily along with their hosts. Ticks are obligate parasites of vertebrates, to which they attach themselves for varying periods of time, and are well-adapted to this mode of transport. Once the transport stage is complete and they have detached at...

Principles of diagnosis of babesiosis or tickborne protozoal infection in diseased animals and investigations of an unharmed herd, and herds with enzootic stability (herd immunity) and instability are considered. Methods used in France for diagnosis of babesiosis caused by Babesia divergens...

During the 1990s, the incidence of major animal diseases declined due to effective prevention and control measures. However in recent years, animal health has returned to the spotlight with a massive increase in cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Europe, as well as episodes of foot...

Anaplasmosis and babesioses are tick-borne cattle diseases caused by Anaplasma marginale and various Babesia species, respectively. Both their symptoms and their modes of transmission have some similarities. In Europe, babesiosis is caused by Babesia divergens, an intraerythrocytic parasite that...

In cattle, anaemia is a non-specific clinical symptom that occurs during many disorders. The most common causes of anaemia in cattle are: (1) blood loss due to intestinal parasitism, vascular laceration, ulcers of the abomasum, thrombosis of the caudal vena cava, disseminated intravascular...

Information is included on 5 tick species found in cattle in France, i.e. Ixodes ricinus, Dermacentor marginatus, D. reticulatus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Rhipicephalus bursa, with I. ricinus and H. punctata being the most important species in transmission of babesiosis, especially Babesia...