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Watch out for those ticks, they could also transmit infections!

One of the biggest headaches for livestock farmers are ticks because of the diseases they transmit. Ticks spread vector-borne diseases some of which are zoonotic (can be spread from animals to humans).

Today, I will explore basic physiological information about ticks, the diseases they transmit from livestock to humans and how to control and manage that problem.

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