Table 1.
Neighboring-Herds | Control-Herds | ||||
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Indicators * | Age Group | Cattle | Buffalo | Cattle | Buffalo |
(TIP) Tick infestation prevalence | Adults | 80% | 0% | 60% | 0% |
Calves | 50% | 100% | 70% | 60% | |
(TIR) Tick infestation rate ( ± SD) | Adults | 7 ± 3ab | 0 | 5 ± 2b | 0 |
Calves | 7 ± 4ab | 12 ± 10a | 5 ± 3b | 5 ± 4b | |
Nymphs/larvae ratio ( ± SE) | Adults | - | - | - | - |
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).