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Control of ticks of ruminants, with special emphasis on livestock farming systems in India: present and future possibilities for integrated control—a review

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India is predominantly an agricultural country with about 70% of her population dependent on income from agriculture. Although India accounts for a significant share of world’s livestock resources, livestock production is greatly affected by ticks and tick-borne diseases (TTBDs). Therefore, India represents a particularly interesting scenario for the study of TTBDs. Herein, we review the problems and opportunities for the integrated control of ticks of ruminants with special emphasis on livestock farming systems in India. Developments discussed in the review in the area of tick vaccines and other tick control measures should have an impact on the future of Indian livestock production.

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The authors are grateful to the Director, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, for providing the necessary facilities in the Entomology Laboratory of the Division of Parasitology. This work has been facilitated through The Integrated Consortium on Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases (ICTTD-3), financed by the International Cooperation Programme of the European Union through Coordination Action Project no. 510561.

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  1. Entomology Laboratory, Division of Parasitology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, 243122, India

    S. Ghosh & P. Azhahianambi

  2. Department of Veterinary Pathobiology, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK, 74078, USA

    José de la Fuente

  3. Instituto de Investigación en Recursos Cinegéticos IREC (CSIC-UCLM-JCCM), Ronda de Toledo s/n, Ciudad Real, 13071, Spain

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Ghosh, S., Azhahianambi, P. & de la Fuente, J. Control of ticks of ruminants, with special emphasis on livestock farming systems in India: present and future possibilities for integrated control—a review. Exp Appl Acarol 40, 49–66 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-006-9022-5

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