Ticks are ectoparasites (Hematophagous) of wild and domestic animals. These are hazardous especially livestock industry all around the world, most of ticks species have been caused huge economic losses to domestic animals as well as livestock industry. The current study was conducted to check the prevalence and taxonomic identification of species of tick in Tehsil Sinjawi. In 2020 to 2021 species such as Rhipicephalus and Hyalomma belonging to two genera were collected and identified. During current study results, the most Dominance specie Rhipicephalus sanguineus (n=180) was found in sheep while female sheep (n=74) were highly infested as compare to male sheep (n=47). Proper control measures are needed for tick infestation and prevalence in study area.
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