Experimental transmission of some blood parasites by phipicephalus species in Egypt I the role of R turanicus in transmitting theileria species in sheep

ABSTRACT

Studies on experimental transmission of theileriosis to sheep were undertaken using laboratory bred Rhipicephalus turanicus and 3 splenectomized rams. Stage-to-stage transmission of the parasite was also studied. Blood film examination, clinical observation and regional lymph gland biopsy through a period of 30 days failed to demonstrate successful transmission of the protozoon