Distribution and Risk Factors Associated with Tick Infestation in Goat, In River Nile State, Sudan

Abstract

Across sectional study was conducted from June 2018 to December 2018 in the River Nile State, Sudan to discerning the prevalence of tick infesting goats and to investigate relationship between tick infestation and the Risk factors (district, herd size, housing type, raising system, feeding type ,breed, sex, age and coat color, Predilection site, control, method of control and manure remove. 150 goats were selected randomly from fifth locality: Shendi , El-matmah , Ad-Damer, Atbara and Berber, The results indicated the prevalence of tick infestation rate in goat (30%) , also indicated ,two tick genera and five species were found. Analysis risk factors by chi-square test and the result showed association with tick infestation positive association was recorded for following factors: District, housing type, feeding type Predilection site, control, method of control and manure remove. Outline high prevalent ticks in study area and had bad economic impact, therefore more attention is needed to minimize tick distribution and control it