الفهرس 
Species Diversity and prevalence of ixodid TicksOnly 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Livestock and livestock products play a significant role in Libyan socioeconomic growth. Ruminants represent the most important sector of the Libyan livestock system. They play a key role in Libyan economy as a source of an animal protein, hides, wool, and organic fertilizers. Ticks occur around the world and can be mechanical and/or biological vectors of bacteria, protozoans, and viruses. Numerous studies have reported the economic losses caused by ticks themselves and/or the diseases they transmit. So, this study aimed to survey the hard ticks infesting ruminants at Al Gabal al Akhder, Libya and the associated blood borne parasites between March 2019 and August 2021. Animals monitored for tick infestation in this study were cattle, sheep, and goats. Six hundred (600) from each flock were randomly selected from ten localities, sixty animals from each animal type. Ticks were carefully collected from different parts of the animal body by blunt forceps and identified to the genus level by a stereo binocular microscope. Specimens were pooled by species, sex, study site and animal host. Total incidence, seasonal prevalence, mean burden and distribution of ticks on different body regions were recorded. Blood samples were collected from the marginal ear veins of healthy and suspicious animals. The smears were air-dried, fixed stained with 10% Giemsa solution and carefully examined under a compound microscope using oil immersion define parasitemia and to identify parasites to the genus level. Data were using SPPS version 20 software package and Chi2 test.