Immunization of cattle with a semi-purified fraction of solubilized membrane-bound antigens extracted from the midgut of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus

Publication Type

Journal Article

Journal Name

Experimental & Applied Acarology

Name of Author

Suliman Essuman, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Olusegun O. Dipeolu, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi
Thomas R. Odhiambo, International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology Nairobi

Publication Date

11-1-1991

Abstract

Boran cattle were immunized with a semi-purified fraction (F2) of solubilized membrane-bound antigens extracted from the midgut of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. A subsequent challenge with all stages of R. appendiculatus showed protection of the cattle to a significant degree. There was a decrease in engorgement weight of ticks, the number which fed above critical engorgement weight was considerably reduced, and about 38% of the larvae which fed to repletion did not moult. The major cause of death of adult female ticks was the increased grooming by cattle as a result of increased dermal irritation. © 1991 Elsevier Science Publishers B.V.

Recommended Citation

Essuman, S., Dipeolu, O., & Odhiambo, T. (1991). Immunization of cattle with a semi-purified fraction of solubilized membrane-bound antigens extracted from the midgut of the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus. Experimental & Applied Acarology, 13 (1), 65-73. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01268941