A Survey on Ticks Parasites in Domestic Animals of Villupuram District, South India

摘要

A survey was carried out to investigate the occurrence tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) infesting domestic animals in Villupuram district from March to February 2011. A total of 212 cats, 63 dogs, 235 goats and 120 buffalo were examined for ticks. Ticks were collected from the host animals and it is examined for species identification. The ticks classified into five genera and 14 species were recorded throughout the study period.