Prevalence of hard tick infestations in cattle of Mizoram,India |
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| Authors: | Subhamoy Ghosh Sonjoy Kumar Borthakur Parthasarathi Behera T. C. Tolenkhomba Malay Das |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Sciences &2. Animal Husbandry, Central Agricultural University, Selesih, Aizawl, India;3. Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Sciences &4. Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary Sciences &5. Department of Veterinary Public Health &6. Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences & |
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| Abstract: | The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hard tick infestations in cattle of Mizoram from April 2017 to March 2018. The prevalence of hard tick infestations was studied in relation to sex and age of animals and seasonal changes in a year. Cattle of selected places were examined carefully for the presence of ticks and in positive cases ticks were collected manually and identified on the basis of morphological characters. A total of 713 cattle were examined and out of which 452 (63.39%) cattle were found to be infested with hard ticks and the prevalent tick species was Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus. A significantly (p < 0.01) higher infestation was observed in female cattle (66.43%) than males (48.83%). Age-wise highest prevalence of tick infestations was found in 1–5 years (73.41%) age group followed by >5 years age group (61.92%) and < 1 year (42.65%) age group, respectively. Seasonally, the prevalence of hard tick infestation was found highest (p < 0.01) in monsoon (77.91%) and lowest in winter (43.16%). The present study provides data on tick infestation in cattle of Mizoram, India. |
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| Keywords: | Hard ticks prevalence Mizoram India |
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