Parasites of Bison

Association of the Face Fly, Musca autumnalis with Bison in Western North America

Musca autumnalis De Geer (Diptera: Muscidae) was a pest of bison at the National Bison Range, Moiese, Mont.. in 1966 and 1967, where flies occurred also around the eyes of deer, antelope, and horses. In 167 adults were reared and the immature stages were f…
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Internal Parasites of Sympatric Bison, Bison bison, and Cattle, Bos taurus

Bison (Bison bison) and Cattle (Bos taurus), though closely related are ecologically different so we hypothesized that they would differ in prevalence of disease-causing organisms. We compared internal parasites of sympatric Bison and Cattle in the Henry M…
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