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Identification and genetic diversity of ticks in local sheep in Samarra city, Northern of Baghdad, Iraq.
Medical and veterinary entomology - 1 Mar 2026
Shather Maulood M, Kalef Dalia Ahmed
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This study reported hard tick (Ixodida: Ixodidae) infestation in sheep of Samara city, north of Baghdad, from June to December 2023. A total of 480 ticks were manually pulled out from the sheep with an ethanol-soaked tissue and preserved in plastic containers containing 70% ethyl alcohol. All samples were counted and examined individually under a light microscope to identify the genus. Preliminary microscopic...
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