The Defensive Behaviors and Milk Production of Pastured Dairy Cattle in Response to Stable Flies, Horn Flies, and Face Flies [PDF]
Animals, 2023 Thirty-four crossbred dairy cows were observed on pasture six times per week from June to August 2014 at the University of Minnesota West Central Research and Outreach Center grazing dairy in Morris, MN, for defensive behaviors in response to three ...
Anna C. Hansen +4 more
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Livestock-associated MRSA survival on house flies (Musca domestica) and stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) after removal from a Danish pig farm [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 We caught stable- and house flies on a Danish LA-MRSA positive pig farm. Stable- and house flies were housed together and culled over time to test for the presence of live LA-MRSA bacteria at 24 h intervals to establish the length of time for which LA ...
Jonno Jorn Stelder +6 more
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DNA of Theileria orientalis, T. equi and T. capreoli in stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2020 Background From a veterinary-medical point of view, the stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans, is perhaps the economically most important blood-sucking muscoid fly species (Diptera: Muscidae), owing to its worldwide occurrence, frequently high local abundance,
Sándor Hornok +6 more
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Daily Milk Losses Associated with Dairy Cow Bunching, Cattle’s Protective Behavior Against Stable Flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) in California [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesCow bunching is a behavioral phenomenon where cattle aggregate in tight groups to protect themselves from biting by stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans L.).
Wagdy R. ElAshmawy +4 more
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Stomoxys calcitrans as a potential mechanical vector of Anaplasma phagocytophilum: assessment through original ex vivo feeding models [PDF]
ParasiteGranulocytic anaplasmosis is a zoonotic disease that affects various domestic mammals (dogs, horses, and, more rarely, cats). In ruminants, it is better known as tick-borne fever (TBF) and is responsible for significant economic losses on European ...
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Laboratory Rearing of Stable Flies and Other Muscoid Diptera. [PDF]
J Vis Exp, 2018 Stable flies, Stomoxys calcitrans, are serious pests of livestock, humans, companion animals and wildlife worldwide. During the last 20+ years, changes in agronomic practices resulted in serious outbreaks of stable flies in several countries. These outbreaks disrupted livestock production and human recreation resulting in public demands for increasing ...
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Stable flies are bona fide carriers of mastitis-associated bacteria [PDF]
mSphereHematophagous Stomoxys (stable) fly populations in dairy barns are sustained by a constant availability of cattle hosts and manure, which serve as major reservoirs of both zoonotic and opportunistic bacterial pathogens.
Andrew J. Sommer +2 more
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First Report of Mermithidae (Enoplea: Mermithida) Parasitizing Adult Stable Flies in Japan [PDF]
Journal of NematologyMermithidae is a family of nematodes that parasitize a wide range of invertebrates worldwide. Herein, we report nematodes that were unexpectedly found in three of 486 adult stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) captured from three farms (F1, F2, and F3) in ...
Shimizu Kaori +5 more
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Repellent and insecticidal efficacy of a new combination of fipronil and permethrin against stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans) [PDF]
Parasites & Vectors, 2015 Background A laboratory study was conducted to assess the repellent and insecticidal efficacy of a new combination of fipronil and permethrin (Frontline Tri- Act®/Frontect® Merial) against Stomoxys calcitrans (stable flies).
Becky Fankhauser +4 more
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Plants, 2022 The stable fly, Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), is a cosmopolitan hematophagous fly of medical and veterinary importance. It is widely considered a major livestock pest that can cause significant economic losses.
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