Prevalence of tick infestation in cows of various Regions of district Karak, Pakistan

Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the tick’s infestation and identification of different species of tick in the cows of three different villages (Tarkha Koii, Angoor Abad, and Kach Banda) distract karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The study was conducted from August 2018 to November 2018.A total of 400 cows were observed in these three villages and 100 cows out of 400 does not contain any ticks. While from the rest 300 cows the 1000 ticks were collected. These ticks were collected from different body parts of cows. The primary body area of infestation by ticks (head, thorax, abdomen, udder and tail) ranged highest in tail and udder as compared to the lower abdomen, head and tail. In addition, we identify the five species of ticks (Rhipicephalus avertisi, R. appendiculatus, Hyalomma truncatum, Ixodes ricinus, Boophilus microplus) in district Karak, Pakistan.