INVESTIGATION OF SOME TICK SPECIES OF CATTLE AND BUFFALOES IN ISMAILIA GOVERNORATE

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Animal Health Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

This study was carried out on 5515 adult tick individuals. They were randomly collected from native, cross breed cows,buf (aloes and Friesian cows as well as their calves from private farms in Ismailia Gov­ernorate during cold (October 1999 to February 2000) and hot (April 2000 to August 2000) seasons. Identification of tick individuals during cold season revealed that 81% were belonging to Boophilus annulatus, 1.6% were related to Hyalomma dromedarii and 17.4% were of Hyalom­ma anatolicum. In the hot season. 22.7% were belonging to B. annulatus, 43.7% to H. dromedarfi and 33 5% were related to H. anatolicum. The veterinary importance of such species of ticks was discussed.