Research Article
Ectoparasites Prevalence in Small Ruminants in and around Sekela, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Prevalence (%) of ectoparasites in goats (
) with sex, age, and body condition.
| Ectoparasites | Sex | value | Age | value | Body condition | value | Male () | Female () | Young () | Adult () | Poor () | Good () |
| Lice | 4 (12.1%) | 13 (20.6%) | >0.05 | 3 (12.5%) | 14 (19.4%) | >0.05 | 10 (14.9%) | 7 (24.1%) | >0.05 | Tick | 5 (15.2%) | 6 (9.5%) | >0.05 | 2 (8.3%) | 9 (12.5%) | >0.05 | 9 (13.4%) | 2 (6.9%) | >0.05 | Demodex spp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ctenocephalides spp. | 6 (18.2%) | 11 (17.5%) | >0.05 | 11 (45.8%) | 6 (8.3%) | <0.001 | 17 (25.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0.001 | Melophagus ovinus | 4 (12.1%) | 8 (12.7%) | >0.05 | 7 (29.2%) | 5 (6.9%) | <0.01 | 12 (17.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.016 |
| Overall prevalence | 16 (48.5%) | 21 (33.3%) | >0.05 | 9 (37.5%) | 28 (38.9%) | >0.05 | 28 (41.8%) | 9 (31%) | >0.05 |
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