Samish M, Ziv M, Pipano E
Vet Parasitol. 1983 Oct;13(3):267-72. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(83)90063-8.
Partially engorged adult Hyalomma excavatum ticks infected with Theileria annulata were reared for the preparation of an infective suspension. About 6000 partially engorged infected adults were obtained from 420 non-infective adult ticks. The entire cycle required about 4 months. Six rabbits were used for the production of the fully engorged females. The larvae were fed on 180 gerbils, the nymphs on 17 infected calves and the partially fed adults on 22 goats, 7 sheep and 7 rabbits The adult ticks did not show any host preference.
将感染了环形泰勒虫的部分饱血成年璃眼蜱饲养起来，以制备感染性悬液。从420只未感染的成年蜱中获得了约6000只部分饱血的感染成年蜱。整个周期大约需要4个月。使用6只兔子来培育完全饱血的雌蜱。幼虫以180只沙鼠为食，若虫以17头感染的小牛为食，部分饱血的成虫以22只山羊、7只绵羊和7只兔子为食。成年蜱没有表现出任何宿主偏好。
