Research Article
Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock
Table 1
Characteristics and distribution of sampled ticks.
| | | Total screened (%) | Nymph (n = 303) | Adult (n = 1247) | | Ticks collected (%) | value | Ticks collected (%) | value |
| | Host | | Cattle | 243 (54.24) | 303 (100) | — | 1052 (84.36) | 0.0931 | | Goat | 85 (18.97) | — | | 13 (1.04) | | Sheep | 120 (26.79) | — | | 182 (14.60) | | Sex | | Male | 135 (30.13) | 244 (80.53) | <0.001 | 444 (35.61) | 0.3581 | | Female | 313 (69.87) | 59 (19.47) | 803 (64.39) | | Age | | ≤3 years | 299 (66.74) | 152 (50.17) | 0.252 | 644 (51.64) | 0.0595 | | >3 years | 149 (33.26) | 151 (49.83) | 603 (48.36) | | Season | | Dry | 276 (61.61) | 303 (100) | | 410 (32.88) | <0.001 | | Wet | 172 (38.39) | — | — | 837 (67.12) | | Body part | | Udder/scrotum | 448 | 177 (58.42) | <0.001 | 527 (42.26) | 0.0529 | | Chest | 448 | 77 (25.41) | 258 (20.69) | | Anal | 448 | 48 (15.84) | 441 (35.37) | | Head | 448 | 1 (0.33) | 3 (0.24) | | Limbs | 448 | — | 18 (1.44) |
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Statistically significant. |
