Research Article

Sensitivity of Different Cattle Breeds to the Infestation of Cattle Ticks Amblyomma variegatum, Rhipicephalus microplus, and Hyalomma spp. on the Natural Pastures of Opkara Farm, Benin

Table 4

Influence of cattle breed on infestation of different stasis of tick.

Ticks speciesStasisBorgouAzawakCrossbredGirolandoSig
Means ± SEMeans ± SEMeans ± SEMeans ± SE

A. variegatumMalesNS
Females
Nymphs

R. microplusMalesNS
Females
Nymphs

Hyalomma spp.Males
Females
Nymphs

SE: standard error; ; ; ; . a, b, and ab: means with the same letters within lines are not significantly different, (averages of the same line, followed by the same letter, do not differ significantly at the 5% level).