heartwater — heart·wa·ter härt .wȯt ər, .wät n a serious febrile disease of sheep, goats, and cattle in southern Africa that is caused by a bacterium of the genus Cowdria (C. ruminantium) transmitted by a bont tick (Amblyomma hebraeum) called also heartwater … Medical dictionary
heartwater — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: so called from the accumulation of fluid in the pericardium : a serious febrile disease of sheep, goats, and cattle in southern Africa caused by a rickettsial microorganism (Cowdria ruminantium) transmitted by a… … Useful english dictionary
Cowdria ruminantium — Heartwater Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Alpha Proteobacteria … Wikipedia
Hidropericardias — Antílope eland común, uno de los bovinos del África subahariana Clasificación y recursos externos M … Wikipedia Español
Cattle Egret — Taxobox name = Cattle Egret status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=49588|title=Bubulcus ibis|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is of… … Wikipedia
Amblyomma — A genus of ornate, hard ticks (family Ixodidae) characterized by having eyes, festoons, and deeply imbedded ventral plates near the festoons in males. [ambly + G. omma, eye, vision] A. americanum the Lone Star tick, a species that is an important … Medical dictionary
Cowdria — Cow·dria kau̇ drē ə n a genus of small pleomorphic intracellular rickettsial bacteria known chiefly from ticks but including the causative organism (C. ruminantium) of heartwater of ruminants Cow·dry kau̇ drē Edmund Vincent (1888 1975) American… … Medical dictionary
Biosecurity — A set of preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of intentional removal (theft) of a valuable biological material. These preventative measures are a combination of systems and practices usually put into place at a legitimate bioscience… … Wikipedia
Arnold Theiler — Sir Arnold Theiler (March 26, 1867 ndash; July 24, 1936) the father of veterinary science in South Africa. Born in Frick, Canton Argau, Switzerland. He received his higher education, and later qualified as a veterinarian in Zurich. In 1891… … Wikipedia
Bubulcus ibis — Garcilla bueyera … Wikipedia Español
