NDLI: Prevalence of Ixodid Ticks on Bovine in Soddo Zuria Districts, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

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Prevalence of Ixodid Ticks on Bovine in Soddo Zuria Districts, Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia

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Author	Wolde, Ammanuel Mohamed, Abdu
Copyright Year	2014
Abstract	The study was conducted from November, 2013 to March, 2014 in Soddo zuria woreda, Wolaita zone, with objective of identifying major ixodidae species and determining their prevalence. Adult ticks were collected from seven main body regions of 638 cattle which were under extensive management system. Out of the total of 638 cattle examined, 418 (65.5%) were found to be infested by one or more tick species. About 3261 adult ticks were collected from the animal body parts and identified to genera and species level. Five tick species of three genera (Amblyomma, Rhipicephalus (formerly Boophilus) and Rhipicephalus) were identified. The relative prevalence of each species was Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) decolaratus (41%), Amblyomma variegatum (23%), Rhipicephalus evertsi-evertsi (16.99%), A. cohaerence (14.01%) and A. lepidium (5%). The risk factor like age, breed and body condition of cattle showed significant association with the infestation rate but there was no association with sex of the cattle. The prevalence of tick infestation in poor body condition (70.2%), medium body condition (63.6%) and good body condition (51%) was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05) among the three groups of body conditions. The prevalence of tick infestation was found to be statistically significant (p < 0.05) among the three breeds, with highest prevalence local breeds (71%) than both cross (55.2%) and exotic breeds (59%). The result indicated that the favorable predilection sites of Amblyomma species are more on ventral body and perineum. R. (B.) decolaratus preferred dewlap, udder/scrotum, belly, leg/tail, head and perineum. R. eversti-evertsi had a strong predilection sites for perineum, dewlap, udder/scrotum and ears. The sex ratio of all tick species identified during this study periods was skewed towards male except for R. (B.) decolaratus).
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