Cattle parasite linked to Asian long-horned tick detected in Kansas

A new red blood cell parasite, Theileria orientalis Ikeda, associated with the Asian long-horned tick has been detected in Kansas.  Gregg Hanzlicek, associate director of the Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory tells Brownfield a common symptom in calves is a yellowing of the mucous membranes. “Basically the body is starved of oxygen because we don’t […]

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