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Prevalence of ticks in buffaloes in the upper Sindh Pakistan |
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| Creator | 1. Majid Hussain Soomro 2. Shahida Parveen Soomro 3. Muhammad Bachal Bhutto 4. Zeeshan Akbar 5. Muhammad Yaqoob 6. Abdullah G. Arijo |
| Title | Prevalence of ticks in buffaloes in the upper Sindh Pakistan |
| Publisher | International Buffalo Information Centre, Office of The University Library, Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Thailand) |
| Publication Year | 2557 |
| Journal Title | Buffalo Bulletin |
| Journal Vol. | 33 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 323-327 |
| Keyword | Kundi buffaloes,Bubalus bubalis,Ticks,Prevalence,Hyalomma,Rhipicephalus,Pakistan |
| ISSN | 1256726 |
| Abstract | Tick infestation is still a major economic dilemma for the dairy owners in Pakistan. The current study reports the prevalence and bionomics of tick in the areas of upper Sindh, Pakistan. The study was carried out to identify and to quantify variation in the prevalence of bovine tick infestation with respect to host (age and species) and area studied. Random sampling was used and 1600 samples of Kundi buffaloes from the different areas were selected from extensive management systems. Prevalence of bovine tick infestation did not differ significantly (OR = 0.876, p GT 0.05) in Kundi (179/800, 24.75 percent) and Nili-Ravi buffaloes (172/800, 22.3 percent). Hyalomma was the major tick species (10.2 percent, 163/1600), followed by Rhipicephalus (5.6 percent, 99/1600). The prevalence of ticks in calves (LT 1 year) was significantly (p LT 0.05) higher compare to the adult animals (1-2 years and GT 2 year animals). However, the prevalence of tick infestation was not associated (p GT 0.05) with the location of the district. Moreover, the results of the prevalence of the ticks in the studied area provide the better understanding for evolving the strategic and tactile control of ticks in local breeds of dairy animals in the Sindh province. |
