Fig. 3: Analysis of fitness of ticks feeding on vaccinated (1646, 1647, and 1649) and control (1650, 1652, 1653) calves at days 5–10 after B. bovis infection.

A Number of engorged female R. microplus ticks recovered from rHAP-2-vaccinated and control. B Total number of engorged female R. microplus ticks recovered from rHAP-2-vaccinated and control. The error bars represent standard deviations of the number of engorged female ticks in vaccinated and control animals.