2017•Journal of Entomology and Zoology StudiesOpen access

Ixodid ticks infesting cattle and associated risk factors in coastal districts of Odisha

Manaswini Dehuri, Mitra Ranjan Panda, Bijayendranath Mohanty, Ananta Hembram, Trilochan Mahapatra, Adhikari Sahu

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A study was conducted to investigate the tick infestation on cattle in the coastal district of Odisha from February 2016 to January 2017. During the period of study, 1176 out of 2920 cattle population revealed the presence of ixodid tick infestation. The most prominently infested ixodid tick belonged to Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (24.07%), followed by Hyalomma anatolicum (5.6%) and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (1.7%). The study showed that significant (p

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Key concepts: Rhipicephalus sanguineus, Infestation, Rhipicephalus, Tick, Tick infestation, Veterinary medicine, Hyalomma, Biology