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Keywords: tick control, host resistance in the population dynamics of Boophilus microplus, effects of host resistance on the stability and equilibrium sizes of populations of B. microplus, host resistance as a cause of fluctuations in the sizes of populations of B. microplus, the use of host resistance in the control of B. microplus, measurement of resistance of cattle to Boophilus microplus, classification of the resistance of cattle to B. microplus, exploiting the variation of resistance within and between breeds of cattle, crossbreeding for resistance to Boophilus microplus, short-term changes to exploit the variability in resistance, culling procedure, the effects of ticks on resistant cattle, loss of live-weight gain per tick, the number of ticks, will B. microplus adapt to Zebu cattle?, the value and cost of host resistance to ticks, regional requirements, the use of host resistance to control other livestock parasites, other ticks, helminths