Lesions in the skin of pigs caused by the bites of Ornithodoros rostratus Aragão, 1911 (Acari, Arcasidae). Economic importance

Authors

  • Miguel Cione Pardi Ministério da Agricultura, Secretaria de Defesa Agropecuária, Departamento de Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Inspeção de Produtos de Origem Animal, Brasília, DF
  • Uriel Franco Rocha Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Zoologia Médica e Parasitologia, São Paulo, SP

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-5066.v5i1p35-40

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Abstract

The A.A. describe the macrocospic lesions caused in the skin of swine by the bite of the tick Ornithodorus rostratus Aragão. The incidence of those lesions in the skin of pigs slaughtered at the Anglo Packing House in Barretos, State of São Paulo, Brazil, from 1946 to 1952 is presented, as well as the industrial destination of affected carcasses. "Esso A" insecticide in aquous emulsion at the rate of 1% was tested with good results to kill the ticks in the installations.

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Published

1953-12-14

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (1953)

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How to Cite

Lesions in the skin of pigs caused by the bites of Ornithodoros rostratus Aragão, 1911 (Acari, Arcasidae). Economic importance. (1953). Revista Da Faculdade De Medicina Veterinária, Universidade De São Paulo, 5(1), 35-40. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2318-5066.v5i1p35-40