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1Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMR) Biologie moléculaire et immunologie parasitaires (BIPAR), Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA), Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d’Alfort, Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l’alimentation, de l’environnement et du travail (ANSES),Université Paris-Est, 2Institute of Zoology,Slovak Academy of Sciences, 3Department of Entomology,Kansas State University
Chapters
- 00:04Title
- 00:48Capsule and Animal Preparation
- 02:33Tick Infestation
- 03:23Tick Collection and Monitoring and Rabbit Recovery
- 04:25Results: Representative EVA Foam Capsule Application for Tick Infestation and Analysis
- 05:14Conclusion
We have developed a simple and versatile system to feed hard ticks on laboratory rabbits. Our non-laborious protocol uses easily accessible materials and can be adjusted depending on the requirements of the various experimental settings. The method allows comfortable monitoring and/or sampling of ticks during the entire feeding period.
