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Prevalence of economically important ticks in cattle and goat at Chittagong Hilly areas of Bangladesh |
A. H. M. Kamal, K. H. Uddin, M. M. Islam, M. M. H. Mondal |
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Abstract |
The studies on the prevalence of ixodid ticks during July 1991 to June 1992 in five thanas of Chittagong hilly area in Bangladesh revealed that 65.45% cattle and 44.4% goats were infested with Boophilus microplus, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus and Haemaphysallis bisinosa. Aside these, only 4.62% cattle were found infested with Amblyomma sp. The tick infestation was highest in summer and declined gradually through rainy season to lowest in winter. |
Keywords:
Prevalence; Tick; Boophilus; Rhipicephalus; Haemaphysalis; Amblyomma |
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