DISTRIBUTION OF HARD TICK SPECIES AMONG SHEEP OVIS ARIES L. IN AL-ANBAR PROVINCE, WESTERN DESERT OF IRAQ

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  • Mohammad K. Mohammad Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Suhad Y. Jassim Iraq Natural History Research Center and Museum, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq

Abstract

The Middle East fat tailed sheep Ovis aries L. examined within the boundaries of Al-Anbar province, western Iraq was found to acquire seven species of ixodid ticks namely, Hyalomma
anatolicum, H. excxavatum, H. marginatum turanicum, H. detritum, Hyalomma sp., Rhipicephalus turanicus and R. s. sanguineus. The results discussed with the pertinent
literature.

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Published

2011-12-01

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