Abstract

Abd El-Aleem Saad Soliman Desoky

During the present survey, 45 buffaloes were inspected for ectoparasites infestation, among them 40 buffaloes were found infested with two species of ectoparasites. The buffaloes were infested by Haematopinus tuberculatus presented an infestation rate of 66.67% but Sarcoptes sp., was recorded in 33.33% of the buffaloes. The relationship between the sex of the animals and the ectoparasites infestation were also determined. Thirty females and 5 males were infestated by H. tuberculatus, while 4 females and 1 male were infestated by Sarcoptes sp. The relationship between the age of buffaloes and the different species of ectoparasites infestation was also studied. In this case 100% of the young animals were infestated by H. tuberculatus compared with 93.33% in claves, so a lower infested population was recorded in adult animal. On the other hand only 20% of the young population was infestated by Sarcoptes sp., compared with 6.67% in claves and adult animal.