Rodrigues, Daniel de Castro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9792-5744
Gomes, Gabriel Webert https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9731-6954
Vale, Francisca Leticia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1449-2582
Teixeira, Ana Lúcia Coutinho https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2851-3102
Silva, Isabela Santos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2992-9636
Chagas, Haile Dean Figueiredo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8178-7997
Strydom, Tom https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1490-5801
Torres, Siddartha https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3315-894X
de Mendonça, Rafael Paranhos https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7694-2817
de Almeida Borges, Fernando https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8888-6269
Costa Junior, Lívio https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1475-049X
Ferreira, Lorena Lopes https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0813-3054
Lopes, Welber Daniel Zanetti https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8009-8436
Monteiro, Caio https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5253-5451
Funding for this research was provided by:
MSD
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (001)
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (317482/2021-1)
Article History
Received: 26 February 2025
Accepted: 24 March 2025
First Online: 28 April 2025
Declarations
:
: The procedures for artificial infestation of cattle to maintain the R. microplus colonies were approved by the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals (ECUA) of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (maintenance of strain POA—protocol 27559) and of Federal University of Goiás (maintenance of strain GYN—protocol 067.21). Field efficacy tests involving cattle were also approved by the CEUA/UFG (protocol 072/18). Finally, the field study was in line with the general ethical principles for animal experimentation.
: The authors obtained consent from the responsible authorities of their respective institutes/organizations.
: The authors declare no competing interests.