<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><xml><records><record><source-app name="Biblio" version="7.x">Drupal-Biblio</source-app><ref-type>17</ref-type><contributors><authors><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Simeon Haile Onu</style></author><author><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Tesfaheywet Zeryehun_Shiferaw</style></author></authors></contributors><titles><title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevalence of ectoparasite infestations of cattle in Bench Maji zone, southwest Ethiopia</style></title><secondary-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Veterinary World</style></secondary-title><short-title><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Vet World</style></short-title></titles><keywords><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Damalinia bovis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ectoparasites</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Ethiopia</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Prevalence</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">Psoroptes bovis</style></keyword><keyword><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">ruminants</style></keyword></keywords><dates><year><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">2013</style></year><pub-dates><date><style  face="normal" font="default" size="100%">06-2013</style></date></pub-dates></dates><urls><web-urls><url><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">http://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.6/June%20-%202013/3.html</style></url></web-urls></urls><volume><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">6</style></volume><pages><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">291 - 294</style></pages><language><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">eng</style></language><abstract><style face="normal" font="default" size="100%">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Aim: &lt;/strong&gt;This study was conducted with the aim of determining the prevalence and type of ectoparasitic fauna and associated host-related risk factors in cattle in Bench Maji Zone, Southwestern, Ethiopia, from October 2011 to April 2012.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Materials and Methods:&lt;/strong&gt; A total of 212 cattle (84 male and 128 female) were sampled and examined. Both physical examination and laboratory investigation were employed in the study.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Results: &lt;/strong&gt;The study revealed that cattle in the study area were infested with single (24.5%) and multiple (2.8%) ectoparasites with an overall prevalence of 27.3% (58/212). Overall seven species of ectoparasites which belong to tick (16.0%), lice (10.4%) and mite (0.9%), we&amp;nbsp; identified. Seven species of ticks which belong to three genera (Boophilus sp., Amblyoma sp., and Rhipicephalus sp.) were identified. Among the species of ticks Boophilus decoloratus (8.0%), Amblyoma variegatum (4.7%) and Amblyoma coherens (4.2%) were the dominant ones in a decreasing order. Among the three species of lice, the most prevalent was Linognathus vituli (4.7%) followed by Haematopinus euysternus (3.8%) and Damalina bovis (1.9%). Psoroptes bovis (0.9%) was the only mite species recorded in this study. For all ectoparasites there was no statistical deference (p&amp;gt;0.05) between the prevalence of any of the ectoparaisite infestation with regard to sex, age and body condition score.&lt;br /&gt;
	&lt;strong&gt;Conclusion: &lt;/strong&gt;The present study revealed a high prevalence and diverse faun&lt;/p&gt;
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