. 2020 Apr 11;9(4):280. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9040280

Table 1.

R. microplus infestation on buffalo and cattle from different ages and closeness groups.

		Neighboring-Herds		Control-Herds
Indicators *	Age Group	Cattle	Buffalo	Cattle	Buffalo
(TIP) Tick infestation prevalence	Adults	80%	0%	60%	0%
(TIP) Tick infestation prevalence	Calves	50%	100%	70%	60%
(TIR) Tick infestation rate ( $\overline{x}$ ± SD)	Adults	7 ± 3^ab	0	5 ± 2^b	0
(TIR) Tick infestation rate ( $\overline{x}$ ± SD)	Calves	7 ± 4^ab	12 ± 10^a	5 ± 3^b	5 ± 4^b
Nymphs/larvae ratio ( $\overline{x}$ ± SE)	Adults	-	-	-	-
Nymphs/larvae ratio ( $\overline{x}$ ± SE)	Calves	36 ± 0.009%^c	30 ± 0.009%^b	35 ± 0.009%^c	24 ± 0.008%^a

* Different letters in the same indicator indicate values significantly different between groups (p ≤ 0.05).