Cattle and buffaloes tick's infestation in Wasit province districts-Iraq

Abstract EN

Cattle and buffaloes tick's infestation prevalence were investigated in 4 districts of Wasit province, Iraq during 2012.

Out of 164 animals, 63 cattle & 6 buffaloes were infested.

Overall prevalence of cattle ticks infestation 91.3 % was higher than that of buffaloes 8.7 % with significant value P-Value ≤ 0.002.

There was no significant difference P-Value ≥ 0.102 between total prevalence of ticks genera Rhipicephalus 48 %, Hyalomma 38 % and 14 % Boophilus and infested cattle & buffaloes (with exception of Boophilus) ; beside there was no significant difference P-Value ≥ 0.143 between the infested animals in the different 4 districts ; although infestation was highest in Sewara and lowest in Zubydia districts.

There was significant differences between the distribution of tick genera and the infested animals among research's months P-Value ≤ 0.002, 0.009 respectively ; the infestation rates were highest in July and lowest in May.

12 species and subspecies of the 3 genera ticks were identified in favor of Hyalomma in this study.