Department of Animal Sciences, College of Agriculture and Environmental Science, Institutes of Biotechnology, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prevalence, Identification and Associated Risk Factor of Bovine Tick Infestation in and around Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
Author(s): Sewagegn Lamesgin* and Zemenu Birhan
A cross sectional study was conducted from October 2021 to September 2022 in and around Bahir Dar, to determine the prevalence of the tick infestation and identify the tick species in cattle. The aim of the study to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors, identification of tick species and characterize tick infestation of cattle in the study area. Ticks had a significant effect on the production and economic losses in the livestock industries by creating critical animal health problem especial for sub saran and saran countries. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select 800 animals while questionnaire interview of 100 cattle farmers for examined tick identification from which 77.67% of them were found infested with tick. A total of 1254 adult ticks were collected from half body part of infested cattle. As a whole five different species of ticks were identi.. View More»
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