M. Rashtibaf
V. Najarnejad
G.R. Razmi

A survey was carried out to investigate the frequency of hard tick species (Acari: Ixodidae) on sheep in Khorasan Razvi province. A total of ۸۱۲ ticks were collected from the sheep of different areas of Khorsan Razavi province five species were identified as follow: Rhipicephalus turanicus (۵۹.۲۳%), Hyalomma.marginatum turanicum (۲۵.۷۳%), Hyalomma excavatum (۱۴.۸%), Hyalomma anatolicum (۸.۳%), and Dermacentor niveus (۴.۸%). The frequency of tick infestation in southern parts was greater than northern parts of the province. R. turanicuss and H. m. turanicum. Were dominant ticks in the province.

Ixodid tick, Sheep, Khorasan Razavi province