Collection and prevalence of ticks in cattles and buffaloes from free-range management systems of Islamabad

• Published in: Journal of basic & applied zoology Vol. 80; no. 1; pp. 1 - 4
• Main Authors: Ahmad, Zawar, Anwar, Zahid, Adnan, Mian, Imtiaz, Nida, Ur Rashid, Haroon, Gohar, Faryal
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 19.02.2019; Springer Nature B.V; SpringerOpen
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Boophilus; Buffaloes; Cattles; Dairy forms; Dairy industry; Hyalomma; Life Sciences; Livestock; Parasitism; Parasitology; Range management; Rhipicephalus; Ticks; Urban areas; Zoology; Islamabad Pakistan; Dairy forms; Cattles; Ticks; Buffaloes

Background In recent decades, parasitism has remained one of the major problems of dairy industry in Pakistan. In this context, the most common tick species prevailing is Hyalomma , Boophilus , Haemaphysalis , and Rhipicephalus. Result High prevalence was found in cow 20.83% as compared to buffaloes...