Prevalence and incidence of ticks in goat (Capra hircus) in Mhow (M.P.)

P. Sahu; S. Gaherwal; R. R. Kanhere; C. S. Shrivastava; R. U. Aziz

Volume : VI, Issue : I, January - 2016

Prevalence and incidence of ticks in goat (Capra hircus) in Mhow (M.P.)

P. Sahu, S. Gaherwal, R. R. Kanhere, C. S. Shrivastava, R. U. Aziz

Abstract :

The present study deals with prevalence and incidence of hard ticks in goat and observed impact of hard ticks in host animal. The proposed investigation was done in Mhow (Indore region) (M.P).The survey and sample collection was done in 200 adult (100 Male and 100 Female) and 100 young ones goats from different villages of Mhow. Total 160 animals were found infested with ticks out of 300 animals observed, These ticks were belong to three different genera of family Ixodidae and total 310 ticks were collected from infested goats and these ticks were identified by (Souls by, 1968). The present study pointed that Hyalomma a. anatolicum and Boophilus microplus are the most common vector species infesting goat in present study area. The highest month–wise prevalence was recorded during the rainy season (July to September), lowest prevalence was recorded in the winter season (December to Feuary) and medium prevalence was recorded in the summer season (April to June). 61 animals found infested with ticks out of 100 animals observed in rainy season which were more than compare to summer (54) and winter (45) season.