Survey on hard tick species diversity and seasonal variations of equines in Maragheh

Subject Areas : clinical veterinary science

Sohrab  Rasouli ¹ (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran)
محمد  Sadaghiyan ² (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran)
فرشاد  Mazaheri Chors ³ (Young Researchers and Elite Club, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran)
حامد  Rezaei ⁴ (Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary, Urmia Branch, Islamic Azad University, Urmia, Iran)

Received: 2015-05-27 Accepted : 2016-04-25 Published : 2016-08-22

Keywords: horse, Ectoparasites, Hard Tick,

Abstract :

In present, survey, 140 horses were investigated from Maragheh surrounding Villages. 10 out of all horses were infected by ectoparasites (7.14%) the studied horses were 1 to 12 years old. No skin lesion and sign of particular disease was observed in this survey. Also 99 of the horses were male and 41 of them were female where 7 male horses and 3 female horses were infected (7.07% and 7.31% respectively). Infection has most prevalence in horses older than 8 also the least prevalence was observed in horses which younger than 2 years old. According to findings of Chi square statistical test, there was no significant relation between tick infestation rate considering the age and sex of the animals but there was a significant difference between groups that located in different regions.