UNASSIGNED: The objective of this study was to evaluate the life cycle and parasitic competence of @entity69017 ) on different animal species. Experimental @entity277 were induced in five specimens each of seven species of possible hosts: @entity95 , @entity1641 , @entity742 , @entity291 , @entity840 , birds and @entity235 . @entity95 were infested in the ear using artificial feeding chambers, and the @entity1641 , @entity742 , @entity291 and @entity235 were infested in the ear without feeding chambers. For the infestation of @entity840 , artificial feeding chambers were fixed on the back. Birds were infested by placing larvae on the back and under the wings without the use of chambers. All animals were inspected daily until the end of the parasitic phase (when the engorged females detached). The average period of engorgement was 25.1days on a @entity1641 , with larvae requiring 8days and nymphs 9days to reach engorgement; the average weight of engorged females was 271.4mg; the average weight of egg batches produced was 159.3mg, and the feed conversion rate was 56.8%. On @entity95 , the average engorgement period was 27.6days, larvae and nymphs reached engorgement after 7.4 and 11days, respectively, the average weight of an engorged female was 108.4mg and the egg mass was 30.6mg. The feed conversion rate on @entity95 was 30%. @entity291 , @entity742 , @entity840 , @entity235 and birds were not competent hosts, since no engorged females were recovered. @entity95 , when artificially infested, can be used as an alternative host for the maintenance of these ticks in the laboratory. The parasitic specificity of @entity69017 for @entity1641 was demonstrated in this study.

Life cycle and parasitic competence of XXXX (Acari: Ixodidae) on different animal species.

@entity1641 :: ('9796', 'Species') :: ['horse', 'horses'] @entity742 :: ('9940', 'Species') :: ['sheep'] @entity235 :: ('9615', 'Species') :: ['dogs'] @entity840 :: ('10141', 'Species') :: ['guinea pigs'] @entity95 :: ('9986', 'Species') :: ['Rabbits', 'rabbits'] @entity277 :: ('MESH:D013984', 'Disease') :: ['infestations'] @entity69017 :: ('60253', 'Species') :: ['Dermacentor nitens (Neumann, 1897', 'D. nitens'] @entity291 :: ('9913', 'Species') :: ['Cows', 'cows']
@entity69017 :: (60253,Species) :: ['Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897']
