Table 2.

Tick infestation on the hosts’ gender, ages, hosts, year-round, and collection sites.

Variables	Levels		Total	Positive	X²	p-Value
Genders	Female		250	190	3.00	0.0125
	Male		100	34
Ages	≤1 years		59	20	8.22	0.0164
	1–3 years		118	75
	>3 years		173	129
Hosts	Cattle Breeds	Holstein-Friesian	57	54	3.382	0.0024
		Jersey	39	35
		Sahiwal	17	12
		Achai	28	3
		Total	141	104
	Asian water buffaloes		110	68
	Sheep		43	18
	Goats		56	34
Seasons	Spring		105	71	3.227	0.0009
	Summer		140	101
	Fall		55	31
	Winter		50	21
Areas	Peshawar		81	62	0.8165	0.0001
	Mardan		73	53
	Charsadda		70	45
	Swat		44	23
	Shangla		43	23
	Chitral		39	18