TY - JOUR ID - 1535 TI - One-Humped Camels (Camelus dromedaries) Hard Ticks Infestation in Qeshm Island, Iran JO - Veterinary Research Forum JA - VRF LA - en SN - 2008-8140 AU - Nazifi, Saeed AU - Tamadon, Amin AU - Behzadi, Mohammad-Amin AU - Haddadi, Shahram AU - Raayat-Jahromi, Ali-Reza AD - Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, & Stem Cell and Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Animal Health Management, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University & Stem Cell and Transgenic Technology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran AD - Professor Alborzi Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Namazi Hospital, Shiraz, Iran AD - Department of Clinical Studies, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Y1 - 2011 PY - 2011 VL - 2 IS - 2 SP - 135 EP - 138 KW - Tick KW - Camelus Dromedarius KW - Qeshm Island DO - N2 - The economic importance of tick infestation on camels are important as they are important meat and milk producer animals in the less vegetation area of Iran and their health and production are greatly affected by the high tick infestation. In this investigation, tick infestations on camels (Camelus dromedarius) were determined in Qeshm Island, Iran. A total number of 912 adult ticks (472 males and 440 females) were collected and identified. Hyalomma dromedarii was the predominant tick specie and accounted for 61.9% of the adult ticks. Other hard ticks were H. anatolicum excavatum (22 %), H. asiaticum asiaticum (14.2 %), H. marginatum (1.9 %), H. impeltatum (0.4 %) and Ripicephalus bursa (0.4 %). In conclusion, The provision of tick control programs in the Qeshm Island would seem a prerequisite for improving camel meat and milk production. UR - https://vrf.iranjournals.ir/article_1535.html L1 - https://vrf.iranjournals.ir/article_1535_de9a815c6ddb393f3b99ac29760e258b.pdf ER -