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| dc.contributor.author | Wudu Tagel | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-02-24T06:40:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-02-24T06:40:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-02 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/15106 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2020 to August 2021 in Enarji Enawuga district of north western Ethiopia with the objectives of determining the prevalence of small ruminants tick infestation, to identify the existing tick species, to identify the major haemoparasites, to investigate major risk factors associated with tick infestation and tick borne haemoparasites in small ruminants in the district, to obtain general information from small ruminant owners for their awareness on tick infestation and relation between seasonal variation and tick infestation. A total of 396 small ruminants (sheep =198 and goats n=198) were used for this study. Six kebeles were selected by purposive sampling technique based on the agro ecology while the study animals and the respondents of the questioner survey were selected using simple random sampling. After the animal had been properly restrained, tick and blood samples were carefully gathered. Tick samples were retrieved using forceps from different predilection sites of the body and placed in 70% ethanol alcohol. After anticipating the ear with antiseptic, blood samples were obtained from the marginal ear vein. The marginal ear vein was punctured with a blood lancet, blood samples were obtained with a capillary tube, and thin blood smears were prepared and fixed with methanol, then stained with Giemsa. The samples were tagged and sent to the parasitological laboratory department of the Bahir Dar regional animal health disease investigation and diagnostic laboratory facility. The overall prevalence of tick infestation and tick born haemoparasites found in this study were 47.22% and 4.29%, respectively. Multi variable logistic regression was employed to quantify the association between potential risk factors with ticks’ infestation after analyzed each risk factor with tick infestation by uni variable logistic regression while fisher’s exact test was employed to quantify the association between risk factors with tick borne haemoparasites. Age (OR=4.71, P =0.000), | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.subject | Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics | en_US |
| dc.title | Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Ixodid Ticks Infestation And Tick Borne Haemoparasites of Small Ruminants In Enarje Enawuga District, North Western Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
