<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>During our examination performed in the period from 2010 to 2012, we collected ticks from 52 flocks of sheep and 38 goat flocks. Ticks infestation occured in 15.97% (214/1340) of sheep and 16.93% (107/632) of goats. The result showed the presence of <italic>Ixodes ricinus</italic>, <italic>Rhipicephalus sanguineus</italic>, <italic>R. bursa, Dermacentor marginatus, D. pictus, Haemaphysalis punctata</italic> and <italic>Ha. inermis.</italic> Additional to determination of tick species during the research, the sex ratio and the monthly influence of microclimate conditions (temperature, relative humidity and precipitation quantity) on the dynamics of populations of ticks were followed. Obtained results indicate the importance of the impact of climatic factors on the population dynamics of some species of ticks as well as the dynamics and abundance of different sexes within established species of ticks.</p></abstract>

During our examination performed in the period from 2010 to 2012, we collected ticks from 52 flocks of sheep and 38 goat flocks. Ticks infestation occured in 15.97% (214/1340) of sheep and 16.93% (107/632) of goats. The result showed the presence of Ixodes ricinus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus, R. bursa, Dermacentor marginatus, D. pictus, Haemaphysalis punctata and Ha. inermis. Additional to determination of tick species during the research, the sex ratio and the monthly influence of microclimate conditions (temperature, relative humidity and precipitation quantity) on the dynamics of populations of ticks were followed. Obtained results indicate the importance of the impact of climatic factors on the population dynamics of some species of ticks as well as the dynamics and abundance of different sexes within established species of ticks.

Tick Population in Goats and Sheep in Šabac

Department of International Environment and Development Studies

Norwegian University of Life Science (NMBU)

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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During our examination performed in the period from 2010 to 2012, we collected ticks from 52 flocks of sheep and 38 goat flocks. Ticks infestation occured in...

Tick Population in Goats and Sheep in Šabac

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 103 - 109

Received: Jun 14, 2015

Accepted: Jan 25, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0077

Keywords
ecological factors, goat, sheep, ticks

© 2016 Ivan Pavlović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Tick Population in Goats and Sheep in Šabac

Published Online: Mar 15, 2016

Page range: 103 - 109

Received: Jun 14, 2015

Accepted: Jan 25, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/macvetrev-2016-0077

Keywordsecological factors, goat, sheep, ticks

© 2016 Ivan Pavlović et al., published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
ecological factors, goat, sheep, ticks