Prevalence and Association of Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) with Various Breeds of Sheep and Goats
Sadaf Shahid, Abdul Razzaq, Gul-Makai Gul-Makai, Asim Shamim, Hafiz Muhammad Rizwan, Rana Hamid Ali Nisar, Qaiser Akram, Mohsin Nawaz
Abstract
E ctoparasites (Insecta and Arachnida) are a common risk to the livestock economy by infecting about 20-80% population around the world. Ectoparasites depend on the host for shelter, food and other fundamentals for their survival and are mainly present on the skin and outgrowth of the skin (Rechav and Nutall, 2000). Ectopara-
Topics & Concepts
IxodidaeVeterinary medicineBiologyZoologyAssociation (psychology)MedicineAcariPsychologyPsychotherapistVector-borne infectious diseasesVector-Borne Animal DiseasesLivestock and Poultry Management