The influence of cold on ticks and Piroplasma parvum

dc.contributor.authorTheiler, Arnold, Sir, 1867-1936
dc.contributor.editorTransvaal Department of Agriculture
dc.date.accessioned2009-12-03T06:33:15Z
dc.date.available2009-12-03T06:33:15Z
dc.date.issued1909
dc.descriptionThe journals have been scanned with a SupraScan 10000RGB scanner; 24-bit true colour, 400 dpi, saved in TIFF-format. Copies of the master images have been converted to Black & White, 1-bitmap images and OCRed with ABBYY Fine Reader v.9 software. Adobe Acrobat v.9 was used for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.en
dc.description.abstractResume: 1. A temperature of 0 C. retards the hatching of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus nymphae into adults. 2. A temperature of 0 C. does not interfere with the development of the parasite within the engorged nymphae. 3. A temperature of 0 C. does not kill the virus contained in engorged nymphae of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. 4. Larval ticks of Rhipicephalus decoloratus die within thirty minutes when exposed to a temperature of -18 C. 5. Larval ticks of Rhipicephalus decoloratus do not die when exposed to a temperature of -18 C. for fifteen minutes. 6. Larval ticks of Rhip1:cephalus decoloratus do not die when exposed to a temperature of -5 C. for twenty-four hours. 7. The majority of larval ticks of Rhipicephalus decoloratus die when exposed to a temperature 6f -5 C. for forty-eight hours.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Equine Research Centre, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria gave financial support to this digitisation project.en
dc.format.extentReports consists of 4 pages.en
dc.identifier.citationTheiler, A 1909, 'The influence of cold on ticks and piroplasma parvum', Report of the Government Veterinary Bacteriologist for the year 1907-1908, pp. 10-13.en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/12159
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherPretoria: Government Printer and Stationery Officeen
dc.rights© Transvaal Dept. of Agriculture (original). © University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).en
dc.subjectVeterinary medicineen
dc.subjectVeterinary reportsen
dc.subjectSouth Africaen
dc.subjectTemperatureen
dc.subjectRhipicephalus decoloratusen
dc.subjectRhipicephalus appendiculatusen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshVeterinary medicine -- History -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshBabesiosis -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshTicks as carriers of diseaseen
dc.titleThe influence of cold on ticks and Piroplasma parvumen
dc.typeTechnical Reporten

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