Survey of tick species distribution in sheep and goats in Tamil Nadu, India

Vathsala, M.; Sacikumar,; Ramessh, S.

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2007.03.006

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“…Such factors were studied for the first time in this report. Month-wise (season-wise) tick prevalence data were not different from previous reports in districts of the same Province (Punjab) (Kosar 1965;Khan 1967;Durrani 1992) and with those of other countries, e.g., Africa (Fourie and Horak 1991;Rechav and de Jager 1991;Mushi et al 1996) and India (Vathasala et al 2008). Previous reports of delayed tick questing activity of ticks with increasing altitude and decreasing temperature agree with the results of our study (Daniel 1993;Perret et al 2000Perret et al , 2004Jouda et al 2004).…”

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Prevalence, associated determinants, and in vivo chemotherapeutic control of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting domestic goats (Capra hircus) of lower Punjab, Pakistan

Sajid¹,

Iqbal²,

Khan³

et al. 2010

Parasitol Res

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A total of 800 goats of various breeds, age, and sex were randomly selected from Muzaffargarh (M. garh) and Layyah districts of lower Punjab, Pakistan. The selected goats were visited twice a month to collect information about determinants influencing goat tick infestation prevalence. For acaricidal efficacy, 360 tick-infested adult goats were subjected to an acaricidal treatment and post-treatment quantitative assessment of tick burden. Quantification of adult tick detachment 24 h post-treatment and the duration of treatment efficacy were calculated. Overall prevalence of goat tick infestation in both study districts was 60.1% (481/800). The prevalence was higher in district M. garh than in district Layyah. Tehsil-wise prevalence in district Layyah was highest in tehsil Layyah followed in order by Chaubara and Karor. In district M. garh, highest prevalence was found in tehsil M. garh followed by Kot Addu, Alipur, and Jatoi. Hyalomma a. anatolicum (75.9%; 365/481) and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (24.1%; 116/481) were the predominant species in both the districts. The highest month-wise prevalence was 56.9% and 62.7% in Layyah and M. garh districts, respectively, during July 2008, and the minimum (0%) prevalence was reported in November and December, respectively. Regarding host determinants, female goats were more heavily infested (72.8%) than males (47.5%), and younger animals were (63.5%) more burdened than older ones (56.7%). Teddy goats were the most susceptible breeds followed in order by Beetal, cross-bred, Nachi, and Dera Din Pannah. The preferred sites of attachment were inside and outside of the ear. Both the ivermectin (IVM)- and cypermethrin (CYM)-treated groups resulted in significantly lower (P < 0.05) tick counts relative to controls on all post-treatment counting days. The lowest tick burden in the IVM-treated group was significantly higher (P < 0.05) as compared to the CYM-treated group, the latter being close to zero. Hence, the in vivo efficacy trials of injectable IVM vs CYM pour-on revealed better results for the latter. These observations provided the first insights into what determinants impact goat tick infestation, and laid a foundation for planning of future control programs in the lower Punjab, Pakistan.

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“…Likewise, adult Hyalomma spp. prefers to infest ears of small ruminants (Koshy et al 1979;Vathasala et al 2008). Other reported regions are perianal and inguinal regions of animals.…”

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Prevalence, associated determinants, and in vivo chemotherapeutic control of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting domestic goats (Capra hircus) of lower Punjab, Pakistan

Sajid¹,

Iqbal²,

Khan³

et al. 2010

Parasitol Res

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“…In Uttarakhand, India (Gopalakrishnan et al, 2017), Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia (Desalegn et al, 2015), the prevalence of tick infestation is lower than the one found in our study. In Tamil Nadu (India), H. bispinosa was found to be a major tick species infesting goats followed in order by R. haemophysaloides, H. anatolicum and H.m. isaaci (Vathsala et al, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Association of herd management with the infestation of ticks in domestic goats

Sajid

Rizwan

Khan³

et al. 2020

J Hellenic Vet Med Soc

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Three-stage cluster random sampling was done for determination of the association of herd management with the prevalence of tick (Acari: Ixodidae) infestation in goats (Capra hircus) in southern Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 136 nomadic goat herds and settled farms were screened for ticks and related information like nature of herds, herd size, farming pattern, animal keeping, housing, floor pattern and hygienic measures and documented on a pre-structured questionnaire. In addition, participatory epidemiological tools were used to document trends of consultancy and therapy, choice of drugs and therapeutic approaches. A significant tick infestation (56.30%) was found in all the settled farms or nomadic herds irrespective of the herd size; however, herds having 40-60 goats showed highest infestation. Among 109 (80.1%) settled farms and 27 (19.8%) nomadic herds, highest infestation was found in nomadic herds. No significant association of tick infestation was found with the goat herds reared with large ruminants or separately. Association of tick infestation with goat herds reared in closed housing system was found to be significantly higher as compared to partially-closed or open. Tethered goats showed significantly higher rate of tick infestation than free living. Uncemented (Kacha) floor was a higher risk factor for tick infestation as compared to cemented and bricked. The goats of the settled farms were more prone to tick infestation whose owner neglected the tick infestation, consulted with quacks, used ethnoveterinary medicine and petroleum for control of ticks. The findings of present study will be helpful in devising appropriate extension services for the control of tick infestation in the selected region in specific and in resource-poor countries with similar livestock husbandry systems, in general.

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“…Attachment site preferences have been described for a range of tick species and stages on a variety of hosts (e.g. different stages of Ixodes ricinus on roe deer, Kiffner et al, 2011 ; and sheep, Ogden et al, 1998 ; Ixodes scapularis on white-tailed deer, Schmidtmann et al, 1998 ; I. rubicundus on different cattle breeds, Fourie and Horak, 1993 ; Rhipicephalus sanguineus on dogs, Dantas-Torres and Otranto, 2011 ), though seldom in the context of coinfestation by multiple tick species (but see Fourie and Kok, 1995 : Hyalomma truncatum and H. marginatum on sheep; Vathsala et al, 2008 : four tick species on sheep and goats; Jacobs et al, 2001 : R. sanguineus and Haemaphysalis leachi on dogs). Niche segregation of ticks has been primarily studied in terms of environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity, as they relate to tick geographic distributions and potential responses to climate change (e.g.…”

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Tick infestation patterns in free ranging African buffalo (Syncercus caffer): Effects of host innate immunity and niche segregation among tick species

Anderson

Ezenwa

Jolles

2013

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife

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Graphical abstractHighlights► Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi and Amblyomma hebraeum are abundant on wild African buffalo. ► The two tick species do not affect each other’s abundance. ► Strong differences in attachment site preference suggest spatial niche segregation. ► Host traits (immunity, age, pregnancy status, body condition) drive tick abundance. ► Buffalo with stronger innate immunity have fewer ticks.

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Survey of tick species distribution in sheep and goats in Tamil Nadu, India

Cited by 19 publications

References 8 publications

Prevalence, associated determinants, and in vivo chemotherapeutic control of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting domestic goats (Capra hircus) of lower Punjab, Pakistan

Prevalence, associated determinants, and in vivo chemotherapeutic control of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting domestic goats (Capra hircus) of lower Punjab, Pakistan

Association of herd management with the infestation of ticks in domestic goats

Tick infestation patterns in free ranging African buffalo (Syncercus caffer): Effects of host innate immunity and niche segregation among tick species

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