Essays about: "oxpecker"

Found 1 essay containing the word oxpecker.

  1. 1. Impact of rainfall on East Coast Fever in cattle at Ol Pejeta Conservancy, Kenya

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Nikitta Afonso; [2022]
    Keywords : East Coast Fever; ECF; Theileria Parva; tick-borne disease; Kenya; cattle; precipitation; oxpecker;

    Abstract : Weather conditions commonly have a large impact on tick-borne diseases as it affects the abundance of the tick vector. The cattle disease East Coast Fever (ECF) is no exception. Rainfall particularly seems to play an important role in the transmission of ECF. READ MORE