Research Article
Identification and Prevalence of Ixodid Ticks of Cattle in case of Haramaya Eastern Hararghe, Ethiopia
Table 4
Number of tick in relation to attachment site on the animal body.
| Site of attachment | Species of tick | A. variegatum | A. cohaerens | B. gemma | Rh. decoloratus | R. pulchellus |
| Scrotum/udder | 161 | 45 | 53 | 9 | 0 | Axial | 68 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Leg | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | Head | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | Ear and perennial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | Flank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | Neck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | Belly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Back | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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