Prevalence of ixodid ticks infesting in cattle of Chhattisgarh state, an east-central part of India
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Prevalence of ixodid ticks infesting in cattle of Chhattisgarh state, an east-central part of India Suresh Gulabrao Jadhao 1,2 & Prabir Kumar Sanyal 1 & Sonali Deepak Borkar 3 & Gajanan Madhavrao Chigure 4 & Nitin Dadarao Jadhav 5 & Pramod Madhavrao Shirsikar 4 & Sachin Kumar 6 Received: 17 June 2019 / Accepted: 17 April 2020 # African Association of Insect Scientists 2020
Abstract A study was conducted to investigate the tick infestation on cattle in the plain region of Chhattisgarh state. During the period of study, 832 ticks of 47 animals were examined for the different tick species. The most prominently infested ixodid tick belonged to Hyalomma anatolicum (68.38%) followed by Rhipicephalus microplus (30.40%).The females showed higher infestation than males. A single tick species infestation pattern was observed in 17 animals while 30 animals were infested by both tick species. Single species infestation of H. anatolicum was encountered in 15 animals while R. microplus was observed in 2 animals. The intensity of tick infestation on each animal varied from 6 to 65 ticks per animal at different locations. Keywords Ixodid ticks . Prevalence . Cattle . Chhatisgarh
Introduction Ticks are economically the most important vectors of cattle and other domestic species and more than 80% of the world cattle population is infested with ticks (FAO 1984). These blood sucking invertebrates causes harm to animals through blood loss, general stress and irritation, depression of immune function, damages to hides and skins (Ghosh et al. 2007). The economic losses due to ticks are mainly associated with transmission of diseases (Garcia 2003), depreciation of the value of skins and hides up to 20–30% (Biswas 2003) and cost of
* Sachin Kumar [email protected]
acaricides. The estimated annual global costs associated with ticks and tick-transmitted pathogens in cattle amounts to between US$ 13.9 billion and US$ 18.7 billion (De Castro et al. 1997), while the cost of management of tick and tick borne diseases in livestock of India is as high as US$ 498.7 million per annum (Minjauw and McLeod 2003; Ghosh et al. 2007). Although several studies have been reported the different tick species from many states of India, the systemic study pertaining to the prevalence of ixodid ticks from Chattisgarh is lacking. The information regarding an accurate understanding of existing prevalence patterns and distribution potential can be helpful to detect changes in tick prevalence patterns. Due to the impact of ticks on human and animal health, as well on livestock production the present study was undertaken to access the prevalence of Ixodid ticks infesting cattle of Chhattisgarh state.
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Department of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandary, Durg, Anjora, India
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Present address: Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, India
Materials and methods
Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, Nagpur Veterinary College, Nagpur, India
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