Table 5.
Ectoparasites species distribution in sheep by sex, age, and flock type.
| Species of ectoparasites | Sex | Age | Flock type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male (n = 34) | Female (n = 68) | χ2 (p value) | Adult (n = 41) | Young (n = 61) | χ2 (p value) | Single (n = 62) | Mixed (n = 40) | χ2 (p value) | |
| R. evertsi evertsi | 25 (73.53) | 33 (48.53) | 5.776 (0.016) | 25 (60.98) | 33 (54.10) | 0.473 (0.492) | 33 (53.23) | 25 (62.50) | 0.853 (0.356) |
| R.B. decoloratus | 4 (11.76) | 3 (4.41) | 1.917 (0.166) | 2 (4.88) | 5 (8.20) | 0.423 (0.516) | 2 (3.23) | 5 (12.50) | 3.272 (0.070) |
| A. variegatum | 9 (26.47) | 18 (26.47) | 0.000 (1.000) | 13 (31.71) | 14 (22.95) | 0.965 (0.326) | 17 (27.4) | 10 (25.00) | 0.073 (0.787) |
| A. gemma | 5 (14.71) | 7 (10.29) | 0.425 (0.514) | 6 (14.63) | 6 (9.84) | 0.544 (0.461) | 5 (8.06) | 7 (17.50) | 2.085 (0.149) |
| C. canis | 1 (2.94) | 6 (8.82) | 1.227 (0.268) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (11.48) | 5.052 (0.025) | 4 (6.45) | 3 (7.50) | 0.042 (0.838) |
| Total | 26 (76.47) | 49 (72.06) | 0.227 (0.634) | 32 (78.05) | 43 (70.49) | 0.719 (0.396) | 44 (70.97) | 31 (77.50) | 0.533 (0.465) |