Original Scientific Article
Tick population in goats and sheep in Šabac
Ivan Pavlović * ,
Snežana Ivanović ,
Aleksandar Dimitrić ,
Mensur Vegara ,
Ana Vasić ,
Slavica Živković ,
Bojana Mijatović

Mac Vet Rev 2016; 39 (1): 103 - 109

10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0077

Received: 15 June 2015

Received in revised form: 04 January 2016

Accepted: 25 January 2016

Available Online First: 05 February 2016

Published on: 15 March 2016

Correspondence: Ivan Pavlović, dripavlovic58@gmail.com
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Abstract

During our examination performed in the period from 2010 to 2012, we collected ticks from 52 flocks of sheep and 38 goat flocks. Ticks infestation occured in 15.97% (214/1340) of sheep and 16.93% (107/632) of goats. The result showed the presence of Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. bursa, Dermacentor marginatus, D. pictus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Ha. inermis. Additional to determination of tick species during the research, the sex ratio and the monthly influence of microclimate conditions (temperature, relative humidity and precipitation quantity) on the dynamics of populations of ticks were followed. Obtained results indicate the importance of the impact of climatic factors on the population dynamics of some species of ticks as well as the dynamics and abundance of different sexes within established species of ticks.

Keywords: ecological factors, goat, sheep, ticks


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Citation Information

Macedonian Veterinary Review. Volume 39, Issue 1, Pages 103-109, p-ISSN 1409-7621, e-ISSN 1857-7415, DOI: 10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0077, 2016