Bajwa, M., Maqsood, R., Tayyaba, M., Riaz, M., Ghazal, H., Naheed, N., Saifullah, M., Shah, S. (2022). Relative Abundance of the Tick Species Parasitizing Cows in Faisalabad, Pakistan. test, 14(1), 143-147. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.246661
Muhammad Rashid Khalid Bajwa; Rabia Maqsood; Maria Tayyaba; Muhammad Nouman Riaz; Huma Ghazal; Nargis Naheed; Muhammad Saifullah; Syed Hassan Raza Shah. "Relative Abundance of the Tick Species Parasitizing Cows in Faisalabad, Pakistan". test, 14, 1, 2022, 143-147. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.246661
Bajwa, M., Maqsood, R., Tayyaba, M., Riaz, M., Ghazal, H., Naheed, N., Saifullah, M., Shah, S. (2022). 'Relative Abundance of the Tick Species Parasitizing Cows in Faisalabad, Pakistan', test, 14(1), pp. 143-147. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.246661
Bajwa, M., Maqsood, R., Tayyaba, M., Riaz, M., Ghazal, H., Naheed, N., Saifullah, M., Shah, S. Relative Abundance of the Tick Species Parasitizing Cows in Faisalabad, Pakistan. test, 2022; 14(1): 143-147. doi: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.246661

Relative Abundance of the Tick Species Parasitizing Cows in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, E. Medical Entomology & Parasitology
Article 13, Volume 14, Issue 1, June 2022, Pages 143-147    PDF (378.12 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbse.2022.246661
Authors
Muhammad Rashid Khalid Bajwa1; Rabia Maqsood2; Maria Tayyaba3; Muhammad Nouman Riaz4; Huma Ghazal5; Nargis Naheed2; Muhammad Saifullah6; Syed Hassan Raza Shah7
1Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad
2Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries University of Agriculture, Faisalabad
3Department of Zoology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Pakistan
4Department of Zoology, University of Sargodha, Pakistan
5Institute of Zoology, University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan
6Department of Zoology, Government College University Faisalabad Layyah Campus Pakistan
7Department of Theriogenology, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad Pakistan
Abstract
Ticks are blood-feeding ectoparasites of livestock and human. Ticks can cause directly as well as indirectly losses to humans and animals all over the world. The current study was conducted to determine the abundance of tick infestation and identification of tick species in Faisalabad during 2020. Three tick species were collected belong to three genera; Hyalomma anatolicum (44.88%), Rhipicephalus microplus (30.77%) and Haemaphysalis sulcata (24.33%). Among identified tick species, Hyalomma anatolicum was the dominant species (44.88%) followed by Rhipicephalus microplus (30.77%) and Haemaphysalis sulcata (24.33%). Female animals were highly infested with tick species than male. Young animals carried a greater number of ticks as compared to old or adults animals. Among examined animals, 54.14% and 45.85% animals were recorded positive and negative for tick infestation, respectively.
Keywords
Ticks; Tick borne diseases; Livestocks; Hyalomma; Haemaphsalis; Rhipicephalus
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