Exam 1: TCF, ticks vs. mites, & lice Flashcards
texas cattle fever was the first time people realized arthropods could
spread diseases
northern cattle showed these symptoms weeks after southern cattle passed through
red urine (hemoglobin) “redwater” fever
high fever, loss of appetite, respiratory distress, death in a week
95% mortality
within about 10 miles of trail drive
what year did tcf kill 15,000 illinois cattle that were mixed with texas cattle?
1868
identified disease causing bacteria - germ theory
1880’s Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur
in 1893 theobald smith
isolated a protozoan from cattle blood that destroyed rbc’s - cause identified but didn’t know how it got there
transovarial transmission
disease was passed from infected mothers to their offspring through the egg stage - offspring could transmit the disease without feeding on infected cattle
TCF tick is what type of vector
biological
mechanical vector
carries on body or mouthpart
ex. housefly, cockroach
Had partial immunity to TCF
texas calves
spread ticks but did not get the tcf disease
deer
tcf develops in and destroys the
red blood cells
in ticks, the protozoa of tcf occurs in
ovaries - moves to egg and salivary glands
tick eggs take how long to hatch?
30-270 days
what is the significance in knowing how long it takes for eggs to hatch
know how to manage/eradicate & deal with disease
used to dip cattle in arsenic - easy and totally covers animal
dip vat
tick control program
dip cattle AND treat pasture
when did the tcf tick eradication program start and what was it
1916
500 mile-long zone from Del Rio to Brownsville that was several 100 yards - 10 miles wide
significance of 1943
TCF eradication program declared successful
tick riders
patrol quarantine zone
scratching
scratch skin of entire animal from head to tail before movement out of zone (all cattle must be scratched, declared tick free, and dipped)
quarantine ranches
IF boophilus ticks are found on cattle: premises are considered infested and quarantined
cattle on all adjacent ranches are scratched
options for infested ranches
leave on infested pasture, scratch and dip every 14d for 9 months (max hatch time)
must have 2 successive clean dippings 10-14d apart - no ticks found prior to dip hen pasture vacated 6-9 mo
acaracide dip every 14 ds schedule
other tick control practices
prescribed pasture burning
brush management (get rid of growth where ticks would like to live)
wildlife management plan - deer
self-treatment devices (4 poster deer thing)
potential reasons for TCF resurgence 2007-08
reduced funding - fewer tick riders = more ticks getting through
increased rainfall and milder inters = tick survival (ticks need moisture and warmth to survive)
less dipping more pasture “resting” (deer can be wandering through carrying and dropping off ticks)
reduced tick management in Mexico - there is resistance there
cancelled products - acaricide resistant ticks, fewer control options
increased populations of secondary hosts white-tailed deer, nigal antelope
brown dog ticks like to live
indoors, puff dust around cracks and crevices
endemic
something common to an area but doesn’t really cause a problem; occurs at a predictable level in an area
epidemic
widespread occurrence, many cases, rapid spread
zoonosis
infectious disease transferred between wild or domestic animals and humans
the name for what is shed during molting
exuvia
movement seen really well with this type of eye
compound
spider that hides in cracks and moves and hunts at night
brown recluse
hangs upside down and waits for prey; venom affects nerves
black widow
exoskeleton ridges
scorpion
most stages larger, there are teeth on the hypostome
ticks
ticks and mites are in the order
acharida
small, most are microscopic, no teeth on the hypostome!
mites
mites have how many body regions
1; sac like body -head + thorax & abdomen
5 parasitic mite groups
1) burrowing mange mites (scabies)
2) non-burrowing mange mites
3) ear mites
4) demodectic or follicle mites
5) ectoparasitic mites
tissue damage or dermatitis; feed on blood or other fluids; produce allergic reactions; increase stress/reduced performance; create conditions for secondary infections; transfer pathogens; and damage hides or fleece are all
impacts of parasitic mites
parasitic mites usually are most severe on animals
under stress, in poor condition, with poor nutrition, or reduced immune response