A STUDY ON THE INFECTION RATE OF BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS TICK EGGS INFECTED WITH BABESIA BIGEMINA

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A study of the infection rate of Boophilus annulatus eggs infected with Babesia bigen ina resulted in a higher percentage of infected eggs in crushed egg smears when haemo lymph was highly infected than in lighter infections. The number of eggs laid by hea vily infected ticks was less than with slightly infected ones.