In consequence of the enforcement of these quarantine regulations, Texas fever has been practically prevented in the noninfected districts for several years, and little or no hardship has been caused to Stockmen handling cattle from the infected areas.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
That ticks may be detrimental to their hosts in several ways has probably not suggested itself to these Stockmen, who are most vitally affected, and it therefore seems necessary to emphasize the fact that, in addition to their relation to Texas fever, they may also be injurious to cattle as external parasites.
"Special Report on Diseases of Cattle"
U.S. Department of Agriculture J.R. Mohler
The ordinary precautionary arrangements of my camp against surprise by savage natives seemed quite unnecessary, and, to Stockmen, almost ridiculous.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell