An Analysis of Management Strategies for Cattle Tick (Boophilus microplus) Control in Australia

Sutherst, R. W.; Norton, G. A.; Barlow, N. D.; Conway, Gordon; Birley, Martin; Comins, Hugh N.

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“…The last peak may be caused by the superposition of two generations which is being studied in other experiments. This means that at least three and perhaps four generations of cattle tick occur in the savanna, implying that strategies developed for the very similar Australian conditions (Sutherst et al, 1979) could be applicable. The Nellore is confirmed as a breed with a high resistance to ticks but with a mean infestation rate sufficient to maintain tick-fever at a stable enzootic level (Madruga, Honer, Schenk and Curve, 1987).…”

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Populations of the cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) on purebred Nellore, Ibage and Nellore × European crossbreds in the Brazilian savanna

Gomes¹,

Honer²,

Schenk³

et al. 1989

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Studies on purebred Nellore cattle and their crosses with Fleckvieh, Chianina, Charolais and the Ibagé breed (5/8 Aberdeen Angus, 3/8 Nellore) during 39 months in the field gave mean daily counts for engorging female ticks of 3.3, 25.2, 22.2, 21.0 and 59.7 per animal respectively. Annual fluctuations were similar in all groups; with the exception of the purebred Nellore mean counts are at levels considered dangerous for the stability of enzootic tick fever.

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Populations of the cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) on purebred Nellore, Ibage and Nellore × European crossbreds in the Brazilian savanna

Gomes¹,

Honer²,

Schenk³

et al. 1989

Trop Anim Health Prod

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“…In the late 1970s, they also produced a Leslie matrix model of R. australis population dynamics (MATIX) to simulate integrated tick‐management strategies (Sutherst et al. ), including those for crossbred cattle (Sutherst et al. , b).…”

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“…) or as long as one tick generation (~3–4 months; Sutherst et al. , Sutherst ). Although TICK2 (Dallwitz ) interpolated hourly temperatures from daily temperature data to drive development rates, BoopMod (Corson et al.…”

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Quantitative models of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) ticks: historical review and synthesis

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Abstract. Several tick species, in what is now known as the subgenus Boophilus in the genusRhipicephalus, are economically important ectoparasites of livestock and other ungulates; as vectors of pathogens that kill cattle, they remain among the most studied ticks in the world. Researchers have developed quantitative computer models of Rhipicephalus ticks since the early 1970s to study complex biological and ecological relationships that influence management or eradication of ticks and tick-borne diseases. We review the 45-yr history of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) models, which were developed and applied first in Australia, 10 yr later in North and South America, then soon after in Africa. Models progressed from analytical models of a portion of tick life cycles, to simulation models of complete life cycles or ecoclimatic indices, to the current emphasis on GIS-based bioclimatic envelope models estimated from remotely sensed data and tick presence records. Earlier models were used primarily to predict effects of management techniques, such as use of sterile hybrid ticks, pasture rotation, acaricides, vaccines, and resistant cattle, while more recent models have been used to predict the potential for range expansion, especially due to global climate change and wildlife hosts, as well as in the face of competition with other tick species. We summarize characteristics of these models and compare those of population dynamics and bioclimatic envelope models. We discuss the past and present utility of these models and provide a perspective on future Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) modeling efforts.

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“…This has been applied to control R. microplus (Sutherst et al 1979a). One killed engorging female R. appendiculatus represents a potential of 4000 larvae never to quest, although adverse conditions may kill many of the eggs.…”

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Eradication and control of livestock ticks: biological, economic and social perspectives

Walker

2011

Parasitology

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Comparisons of successful and failed attempts to eradicate livestock ticks reveal that the social context of farming and management of the campaigns have greater influence than techniques of treatment. The biology of ticks is considered principally where it has contributed to control of ticks as practiced on farms. The timing of treatments by life cycle and season can be exploited to reduce numbers of treatments per year. Pastures can be managed to starve and desiccate vulnerable larvae questing on vegetation. Immunity to ticks acquired by hosts can be enhanced by livestock breeding. The aggregated distribution of ticks on hosts with poor immunity can be used to select animals for removal from the herd. Models of tick population dynamics required for predicting outcomes of control methods need better understanding of drivers of distribution, aggregation, stability, and density-dependent mortality. Changing social circumstances, especially of land-use, has an influence on exposure to tick-borne pathogens that can be exploited for disease control.

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An Analysis of Management Strategies for Cattle Tick (Boophilus microplus) Control in Australia

Cited by 82 publications

References 20 publications

Populations of the cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) on purebred Nellore, Ibage and Nellore × European crossbreds in the Brazilian savanna

Populations of the cattle tick (Boophilus microplus) on purebred Nellore, Ibage and Nellore × European crossbreds in the Brazilian savanna

Quantitative models of Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) ticks: historical review and synthesis

Eradication and control of livestock ticks: biological, economic and social perspectives

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