sheep ked

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wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle

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Sheep keds had never been observed on sheep by the attending veterinarian.

melophagi, which was recently isolated from sheep blood and sheep keds (10; M.

Isolation of candidatus bartonella melophagi from human blood

Melophagus ovinus, commonly called a sheep ked, is a hemophagous ectoparasite of sheep (5).

Isolation of Bartonella sp. from sheep blood

Sheep keds are wingless and live amongst the fleece.

Sheep keds are wingless and live amongst the fleece; Keds carry a sophisticated heat-seeking device which enables the insect to lock-on to the body heat of a bird in just the same was as the Exocet, Sidewinder and Scud missiles; The ked made a bee line for my whiskered face

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