Table 2.

Bos taurus (Adaptaur straightbred and F₁ Adaptaur cross) heifers with individual tick counts (Rhipicephalus microplus) at 6, 12 and 24 months of age and an assessment of the degree of exudate at the site of larval release from an artificial infestation of cattle tick at 24 months of age on Belmont Research Station, November 2007

				Tick count at age (months)
Genotype	Animal identity	Sire breed	Dam breed	6*	12*	24†	Exudate‡
F1 Adaptaur cross	060001	Simmental	Adaptaur	>100	>100	24	Nil
	060021	Simmental	Adaptaur	>100	67	7	Nil
	060064	Tuli	Adaptaur	>100	8	7	Nil
	060006	Simmental	Adaptaur	25	9	0	Nil
	060037	Adaptaur	Murray Grey	10	23	0	Moderate
	060003	Senepol	Adaptaur	0	0	0	Excessive
Adaptaur straightbred	060044	Adaptaur	Adaptaur	>100	17	2	Nil
	060042	Adaptaur	Adaptaur	>100	17	0	Nil
	060037	Adaptaur	Adaptaur	26	3	2	Minor
	060017	Adaptaur	Adaptaur	1	4	0	Excessive
	060031	Adaptaur	Adaptaur	1	2	0	Excessive

^*Tick counts (/side) courtesy of P and L Quayle from field infestations at Ben M'Cree, Peachester, Queensland, Australia.

^†Cumulative tick counts (/side) on days 19–21 from the artificial infestation of 10 000 larvae.

^‡Exudate assessed at the site of larval release 48-h postinfestation of the 10 000 larvae.