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The present study was conducted on 342 cattle; 349 buffaloes; 790 goats and 431 sheep of various ages and sexes at three localities (Zagaig, Abukbir, Hihia) at Sharkia province, Egypt during the period extended from the beginning of May 2011 to the end ofThe results showed that overall infestation rate of ectoparasitesamong the species of animals was 63.60%. On the prevelance ofruminant’s ectoparasites, lice infestation was the highest 29.23%,followed by mite 14.85%, fleas 12.92%, ticks 5.86%, while bloodsucking flies infestation were the lowest 0.05%. The infestation rate was71.05%, 68.48%, 73.29% and 35.96% in cattle, buffaloes, goats andsheep respectively. The infestation rate of cattle, buffaloes, goats andsheep with lice was 24.27%,34.10%,37.85% and 16.47%, while that of mites 17.25%, 31.23%, 7.72% and 12.76% respectively, in ticks were29.53% and 3.15% in cattles and buffaloes respectively also that of fleas were 27.72% and 6.50% in goats and sheep respectively and theinfestation rate of blood sucking flies (0.23%) only recorded in sheep.The results showed that, there are seven species of lice were recorded (Bovicola caprae, Haematopinus tubrculatus, Haematopinus eurysternus, Linognathus stenopsis, Linognathus vituli, Linognathus africanus and Linognathus ovillus), three species of mite (fleas (Ctenocephalides canis )and one species of blood sucking flies(Hippobosca equina).
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