Prevalence of Ticks on Camels and Cattle Brought to Dodoru Market Kebbi State, Nigeria

• Authors: Abdullahi Yahaya Muhammad , Magami Ibrahim Muhammad , Audu Ahmed , Mainasara Muhammad Murtala
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Dodoru Market is popular for its weekly Market day in Kebbi State, Nigeria. People converge at the market every Monday from various places to buy or sell. Survey of ticks on camels and cattle brought to Dodoru Market for sale was conducted. The aim was to evaluate the prevalence of camel and cattle ticks. A total of 90 animals (40 camels and 50 cattle) were examined. Five tick species were identified and prevalence was evaluated. Results revealed that 32 of the camels were infected with the prevalence of 35.6% and cattle were also infested with 44.4 % prevalence. Boophilus decoloratus has the highest prevalence of 29.1 % in both camels and cattle. Thigh and abdomen were more susceptible to ticks species with the prevalence of 37.7 %. The survey also shows that cattle were more infested than camels and thigh/abdomen was observed to be the most preferred locations for ticks in both camels and cattle.

Keywords

EN

camels; cattle; Dodoru; survey; ticks

• Publisher: Altezoro s.r.o. (Slovak Republic) and Publishing Center "Dialog" (Ukraine)
• Journal: Path of Science
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 3001-3004

Dates

published

2018-04-12

Contributors

author

Abdullahi Yahaya Muhammad

• Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

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Magami Ibrahim Muhammad

• Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

author

Audu Ahmed

• Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto

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Mainasara Muhammad Murtala

• Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

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Identifiers

DOI

10.22178/pos.33-4