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Flies (Muscidae) and tabanids (Tabanidae) associated with grazing cattle were studied in North Germany over a period of 5 years (1982–1986). Of the 19 species of flies and 20 species of tabanids infesting cattle during the pasturing season the species Haematobia irritans and H. stimulans (60–80%), Hydrotaea irritans and H. albipuncta (10–50%) and Musca autumnalis (30%) were found to be most abundant. Haematopota pluvialis and H. italica were the most abundant tabanid species. The seasonal activity of the more important Diptera and other biological features were studied. Corynebacterium pyogenes could be isolated from the viscera of 323 singly identified, dissected and examined flies belonging to the species Hydrotaea irritans (3.4%), Musca autumnalis (1.5%) and H. meridionalis (0.3%).
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© 1987 ECSC, EEC, EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg
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Liebisch, A. (1987). Vector Biology of Flies on Grazing Cattle in Germany. In: Thomas, G., Over, H.J., Vecht, U., Nansen, P. (eds) Summer Mastitis. Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, vol 45. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3373-6_16
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