• The eggs of ticks are laid in the soil and larvae attach themselves to the cattle on which they may develop through one or more nimphal stages before becoming adults.
• Ticks are caused by blood parasite disease such as "Babesiosis", "Anaplasmosis" or "Tyleriosis"
  

• Application of insecticides either by dipping or spraying. Using ivermectin is ideal application.
• Reduction of tick population by periodic dipping and spraying, burming of pasture, plowing of fields and rotation of pasture.
  

• Fever, inappetence, depression, weakness, cessation of rumination and severe emaciation.
• In terminal stage, the respiratory and heart rates are increased, the urine is dark red color and severe anemia occurs.
• Animals that survive recover gradually from severe emaciation and anemia.

• Control or eradication of vector ticks.
• Blood transfusion may be necessary in later stages.
• Consult a venterination for treatment. Anti-babesiosis injection is rarely effective. Oxytetracycline is more effective.

• Spread from animal to animal through the blood of infected animals with ticks and flies as echanical vector.
• May also spread mechanically by hypodermic needles and instriments for castration, spaying and dehorning.
• Recovered animals offten remain carries for life.
  

• Depression, inapettence and elevated temperature.
• Marked anemia, dehydration and constipation.
  

Recommendation :

• Killing or repelling vectors with chemical dusts and spray.
• Animals should be dipped, sprayed or dusted at frequent intervais during the vector seasons.
• Prevent artificial transmission by disinfection used for injection or surgical poeration.
• Antibiotics (oxytetracycline) may be given.
• Transfused dextrose or blood that free-blood parasite are effective for improvement lecions.
  

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