TY - JOUR TI - Studies on Tick (Ixodoidea) Infestation in Sheep, Goats and Cattle in Afyonkarahisar Region AB - This study was carried out between May 2008 and April 2010 in the provinces of Şuhut, Iscehisar, Ihsaniye andHocalar in order to determine the prevalence and seasonal activities of tick species in sheep, goat and cattle inAfyonkarahisar region. During the study, 1920 sheep, 1920 goats and 1920 cattle were examined for tick anddevelopmental stages. 669 (34.84%) of the cows, 608 (31.66%) of the goats and 348 (18.12%) of the cattle wereinfested with different species of ticks. In Afyonkarahisar, tick infestation was determined as 28.21% in sheep,goat and cattle. During the study, 13660 ticks were collected from sheep, goats and cattle in Afyonkarahisarregion. These were Rhipicephalus bursa (29.96 %), R. sanguineus (17.23 %), Haemaphysalis parva (16.88 %),Dermacentor niveus (15.09 %), R. turanicus (6.43 %), Hyalomma marginatum (4.93 %), Hae. sulcata (2.92 %), Hae.punctata (1.71 %), D. marginatus (0.46 %), H. detritum (0.2 %), H. anatolicum (0.09 %), H. excavatum (0.06 %),Ornithodoros lahorensis (2.35 %), Ornithodoros spp. nymph (1.09 %), Ornithodoros spp. larvae (0.05 %), Rhipicephalusspp. nymph (0.31 %), Rhipicephalus spp. larvae (0.04 %), Haemaphysalis spp. nymph (0.20 %) respectively. AU - CİNBAŞ, Mustafa Eser AU - CİCEK, Hatice DO - 10.30607/kvj.440715 PY - 2018 JO - Kocatepe Veterinary Journal VL - 11 IS - 4 SN - 1308-1594 SP - 385 EP - 393 DB - TRDizin UR - http://search/yayin/detay/393637 ER -