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Journal of Veterinary Research©
Volume 20(10):646-651, 2016.
Diversity of Hyalomma
(Ixodidae) SPP
ticks on small ruminants in Southwest Iran
Razavi
SM, Sayyadi M, Mahjoub M, Nejati F
Department of Pathobiology,
School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran
ABSTRACT
Razavi SM, Sayyadi
M, Mahjoub M, Nejati F.,
Diversity of Hyalomma (Ixodidae)
SPP ticks on small ruminants in Southwest Iran, Onl J
Vet Res., 20(10):646-651, 2016. Incidence of tick-borne
diseases and distribution is increasing and data to distinguish tick speciesis necessary for disease control. Tick
species on sheep
and goats in southwest Iran collected during a six-month period are
described. A
total of 532 ticks (336 females, 196 males) were collected from 350 sheep and
goats from 15 flocks at different areas of Zarrindasht.
The infestation intensity for each animal was 1.52. The body distribution of
ticks in decreasing order was on tail, sternum, groin and neck, respectively.
Hyalomma was the only genus on infested animals.
Results show that H. asiaticum asiaticum (79.37%) was the most prevalent tick in this
area. Frequency of
other species was H. marginatum (15.73%),
H. anatolicum anatolicum
(2.8%), H .turanicum (1.4%) and H. anatolicum excavatum (0.7%). The sex ratio (females /
males) was 1.71.
Key words: Hyalomma, Sheep, Goat, Zarrindasht,
Iran.
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