Table 3.
Ectoparasites species distribution in goats based on sex age and flock type.
| Species of ectoparasites | Sex | Age | Flock type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 112) | Female (n = 212) | χ2 (p value) | Adult (n = 168) | Young (n = 156) | χ2 (p value) | Single (n = 163) | Mixed (n = 161) | χ2 (p value) | |
| R. evertsi evertsi | 27 (24.11) | 81 (38.21) | 6.557 (0.010) | 83 (49.40) | 25 (16.03) | 40.556 (0.00) | 43 (26.38) | 65 (40.37) | 7.136 (0.008) |
| R.B. decoloratus | 11 (9.82) | 8 (3.77) | 4.856 (0.028) | 8 (4.76) | 11 (7.05) | 0.768 (0.381) | 3 (1.84) | 16 (9.94) | 9.621 (0.002) |
| A. variegatum | 56 (50.00) | 102 (48.1) | 0.104 (0.747) | 94 (55.95) | 64 (41.03) | 7.214 (0.007) | 65 (39.88) | 93 (57.76) | 10.372 (0.001) |
| A. gemma | 4 (1.89) | 4 (3.57) | 0.864 (0.353) | 4 (2.38) | 4 (2.56) | 0.011 (0.915) | 5 (3.07) | 3 (1.86) | 0.488 (0.485) |
| L. stenopsis | 36 (32.14) | 48 (22.64) | 3.445 (0.063) | 39 (23.21) | 45 (28.85) | 1.336 (0.248) | 39 (23.93) | 45 (27.95) | 0.683 (0.409) |
| C. felis | 1 (0.89) | 4 (1.89) | 0.477 (0.490) | 3 (1.79) | 2 (1.28) | 0.135 (0.713) | 5 (3.07) | 0 (0.00) | 5.016 (0.025) |
| C. canis | 26 (23.21) | 34 (16.04) | 2.501 (0.114) | 15 (8.93) | 45 (28.85) | 21.267 (0.00) | 33 (20.25) | 27 (16.5) | 0.648 (0.421) |
| S. scapie var. caprea | 2 (1.38%) | 2 (0.71) | 0.453 (0.501) | 2 (0.96%) | 2 (0.92) | 0.002 (0.966) | 3 (1.33) | 1 (0.50) | 0.772 (0.379) |
| Total | 84 (75.00) | 162 (76.42) | 0.080 (0.777) | 134 (79.76) | 112 (71.79) | 2.809 (0.094) | 112 (68.71) | 134 (83.23) | 9.340 (0.002) |