Warnes M L, Finlayson L H
Department of Zoology and Comparative Physiology, University of Birmingham.
Med Vet Entomol. 1987 Jan;1(1):53-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1987.tb00322.x.
Field observations suggest that, in the U.K., cattle are the preferred host of Stomoxys calcitrans (L.), followed by horses. Differences were observed in the numbers of flies feeding on individual animals both in the field and under controlled conditions. Analysis of the behaviour of four Friesian calves under attack from S. calcitrans in controlled conditions revealed that the differences in the levels of attack between individual hosts are dependent on the reactions of the host when under attack. Those hosts which respond vigorously by tail flicks, foot stamps and head-swings suffer less from attack by S. calcitrans than their more placid contemporaries.
实地观察表明，在英国，牛是厩螫蝇（Stomoxys calcitrans (L.)）的首选宿主，其次是马。在野外和受控条件下，观察到叮咬单个动物的苍蝇数量存在差异。对四头弗里斯兰小牛在受控条件下受到厩螫蝇攻击时的行为分析表明，个体宿主之间受攻击程度的差异取决于宿主在受到攻击时的反应。那些通过甩尾、跺脚和摇头做出强烈反应的宿主，比起较为温顺的同类，遭受厩螫蝇攻击的程度要轻。
