Incidence of hard ticks (Ixodidae) on horses around Zaria, Nigeria

Abstract

A study to identify the tick types that infest horses in and around Zaria city Northern Nigeria, was conducted over a three months period, March to May 1989. Ten horses were sampled in five different locations and a total of 243 ticks belonging to three species were identified. Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi was the most prevalent and accounted for (67.08%) followed by Amblyomma variegatum (28.39% and Boophilus decoloratus (4.53%).


KEY WORDS: Incidence, Ticks, Horses, Zaria.


Nigerian Veterinary Journal Vol.23(1) 2002: 70-74