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Table 5 Overall tick burden and tick burden by categories of the temperature-humidity index (means ± standard errors) in four Colombian cattle breeds

From: Tick burden in Bos taurus cattle and its relationship with heat stress in three agroecological zones in the tropics of Colombia

THI category

Blanco Orejinegro

San Martinero

Romosinuano

Costeño con Cuernos

< 75

21.1 ± 4.3ax

34.1 ± 5.6bx

≥ 75 to ≤ 79

17.5 ± 3.9ax

18.8 ± 2.1ay

14.7 ± 4.7ax

46.7 ± 6.3bx

> 79 to ≤ 84

17.3 ± 2.1ax

18.1 ± 2.2ay

14.0 ± 3.7ax

26.9 ± 1.7by

> 84

15.0 ± 2.0ax

13.0 ± 2.5az

9.7 ± 3.9ay

21.7 ± 2.3by

  1. abcMeans with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different (P < 0.05)
  2. xyMeans with different superscripts in the same column are significantly different (P < 0.05)