Diagnosis of Ticks Boophilus annulatus (Say, 1821) Prying on Cows in Tikrit/Iraq

Alaa Emad Tawfeeq; Ali Hossen Altaef Al Tikriti

doi:10.55544/jrasb.3.1.11

Authors

Alaa Emad Tawfeeq Department of Biology, College of Education for Women, University of Tikrit, IRAQ.
Ali Hossen Altaef Al Tikriti Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, University of Tikrit, IRAQ.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55544/jrasb.3.1.11

Keywords:

Cows, parasites, ticke insect, Iraq

Abstract

The study aimed to investigate the tick insect on cows in Tikrit city for period from the beginning of November 2018 until the end of March 2019. The results of the present study showed that cows were infected with one type of tick, Boophilus annulatus (say, 1821) parasitic on cows in atrium areas and the animal chest, rate of infection was 23.076%. The diagnosis was made based on phenotypic and standard traits.

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