Ectoparasites Prevalence in Small Ruminants in and around Sekela, Amhara Regional State, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Prevalence (%) of ectoparasites observed in small ruminants coming to Sekela Veterinary Clinic.

Ectoparasites	Sheep ()		Goats ()
	Infected	Prevalence (%)	Infected	Prevalence (%)
Lice
Linognathus ovillus	43	14.2	—	—
Bovicola ovinus	27	8.9	—	—
Linognathus stenopsis	—	—	17	17.7
Tick
Rhipicephalus evertisi	38	12.5	6	6.3
Boophilus decoloratus	19	6.3	4	4.2
Amblyomma variegatum	7	2.3	1	1.04
Hyalomma marginatum	5	1.6	—	—
Melophagus ovinus	28	9.2	12	12.5
Ctenocephalides species	32	10.5	17	17.7
Demodex species	2	0.66	—	—
Overall prevalence	145	47.7	37	38.5