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Tick infestation on sheep, goat, horse and wild hare in Tamil Nadu

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The prevalence of tick infestation and their predilection sites on sheep, goat, horse and wild hare were studied at various places of Tamil Nadu, India. The prevalence of tick infestation in Madras red sheep, Tellicherry goat and horse was 77.11, 78.21 and 13.33%, respectively. Sheep were heavily infested with Haemaphysalis bispinosa followed by Hyalomma isaaci, Rhipicephalus haemaphysaloides and H. anatolicum. The ticks from goats were identified as H. bispinosa, R. haemaphysaloides, H. isaaci and R. sanguineus. Horses were infested with Otobus megnini and R. sanguineus. The ticks on wild hare (Lepus nigricollis) were identified as R. haemaphysaloides and H. bispinosa. Wild hare acts as a source of infestation to the sheep and goats since these animals shared the same field.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600007, India

    C. Soundararajan & K. Nagarajan

  2. Department of Veterinary Anatomy and Histology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu, Tanjore, Tamil Nadu, 614625, India

    S. Muthukrishnan

  3. University Research Farm, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600053, India

    M. Arul Prakash

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CS collected and identified the ticks, and prepared the manuscript. KN assisted in literature collection, typing and preparation of manuscript. SM assisted in collection of ticks from wild hare and collection of literature. MAP assisted in collection of ticks from goat and collection of literature.

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Soundararajan, C., Nagarajan, K., Muthukrishnan, S. et al. Tick infestation on sheep, goat, horse and wild hare in Tamil Nadu. J Parasit Dis 42, 127–129 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-018-0977-z

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