Infestation and Identification of Ixodid Tick in Cattle: The Case of Arbegona District, Southern Ethiopia

Table 4

Questionnaire data representing the question items and respondents response.

Question contents	Alternatives	Respondents
		Male	Female	Total (%)
Know the ticks	Yes	28	12	40 (100)
	No	—	—	— (0)
Tick problems in your locality	Yes	25	10	35 (87.5)
	No	3	2	5 (12.5)
Type of ticks you know in your locality	Hard tick	16	8	24 (60)
	Soft tick	4	2	6 (15)
	Both	8	2	10 (25)
Type of ticks that seriously damage (affect) cattle in your local area	Hard tick	18	6	24 (60)
	Soft tick	8	2	10 (25)
	Both	4	2	6 (15)
Know the season of tick infestation outbreak	Yes	28	12	40 (100)
	No	—	—	— (0)
Season of tick infestation outbreak	At the end of rain season	2	1	3 (7.5)
	At the beginning of rainy season	16	6	22 (55)
	In mid of rainy season	4	3	7 (17.5)
	At the dry season	6	2	8 (20)
Know any tick-borne disease	Yes	10	4	14 (35)
	No	18	8	26 (65)
Species of livestock mostly infected by ticks	Bovine	28	12	40 (100)
	Ovine, caprine, others	—	—	—
Breed of cattle comparatively more susceptible to the tick infestation in your locality	Indigenous breed	9	8	17 (42.5)
	Cross breed	19	4	23 (57.5)
District veterinary workers contribute to minimize and control the prevalence of tick and tick infestation	Yes	18	8	26 (65)
	No	10	4	14 (35)