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Abstract
In our study, the infection rate with ixodid ticks among cattle and
aloes in Behera province during the period from March 1995 till February
7 were 14.9% and 3.3% respectively. Cattle were infected by Boophilus
ulatus while Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum was the only tick species
t found to infect buffaloes.
Concerrdng the animal age and sex, the rate of infection was higher in males (15.08%) than in males (14.58%) in cattle but in buffaloes the centage in (4.4 %) males was higher than in females (3.4%).
Cattle showed a highest peak of infection with ticks during the summer on (20.86%) followed by spring, autumn and winter at a percentage of 34%, 13.19% and 11.22% respectively. While in buffaloes, the infection was 4.5 %, 3.9%, .3.6% and 1.8% in the above mentioned seasons, ctively.
The predilection seats preferred by ticks among buffaloes were the er (28.99%), tail root (20%), shoulders (20%), hind limb (15.56%) and k (15.56%) while in cattle the predilection seats were the chest (16.28%), er (14.88%), neck (12.56%), head (11.16%), axilla (10.7%), tail root 77%), shoulders (9.3%), hind limb (8.37%) and abdomen (6.98%).