266 A TICK-RESISTANT CONDITION IN CATTLE. 



Examined 24/6/10, at '' Cudgeree " — plenty of small 

 ticks but extremely few engorged females and a few yelloAvish 

 ticks present^ — ^no exudation. 



.January 25th, 1918 : examined at "' Lonehand " and 

 found free from ticks. re>)ruary 5th : a patch of small 

 ticks (larvie and nymphs) on escutcheon. March 23rd : 

 Brownie became so badly infested that Mr. Fred Hull washed 

 her udder (which was principally affected) Mdth dip fluid. 

 This part and escutcheon had again become heavily in- 

 fested, the rest of the body being comparatively clean. 

 June 7th, at "■ Cudgeree " : Very feAv ticks, escutcheon 

 coated with thick yelloAV mass (nature ?) 



Evidence of others who have handled Mr. Hulls cattle. 



Bluebell, born, 1908 : dam. Clover. 



This cow was one sold to Butcher and Rex. Mr. 

 Butcher (July, 1918) reported that she developed a few ticks 

 while in their possession. She was sold to J. W. Bates, 

 Boompa, in 1915. 



Ladybird, l>ought at Ripley, IpsAvich. December, 1910, 

 by Mr. Hull. She was vaccinated from Clover in 1912 

 and has never carried ticks since then. Sold to Butcher 

 and Rex who had her for al)out 6 months. Mr. Butcher 

 (July, 1918) wrote : "We never saw a developed tick on hei," 

 and although she was running with tick-infested stock 

 they (i.e., Messrs. Butcher & Rex) neither dipped her nor 

 any other stock purchased from Mr. Hidl. Ladybird 

 also was sold to J. W. Bates, Boompa, in 1915, who wrote 

 (January 28th. 1918) to the effect that of the two resistant 

 cows one had been dipped three times in three years, and 

 the other not at all since she never carried ticks. He did 

 not mention the names of the animals but it seems likely 

 that he was referring to Bluebell and Ladybird respectively. 

 He is reported to have bought a third in 1915 but made no 

 mention of it. 



Poppy, born 1912 ; dam, Peony. 



Poppy was clean from the time she was a calf. She 

 was sold to Butcher and Rex, Maryborough. Mr. Butcher 

 reported (July, 1918), that she had never developed ticks 

 while in their possession. In 1915, Poppj- was sold to Mr. 



