PREVALENCE OF LICE SPECIES ON COWS AND BUFFALOES OF
QUETTA,
PAKISTAN
MAHRUKH N. KAKAR AND JUMA K.
KAKARSULEMANKHEL
Department of Zoology,
University
of Balochistan,
Quetta,
Pakistan
Abstract
The prevalence of lice with species identification was studied during April to
November 2006 in cows and buffaloes. During this period, various farm houses of
Quetta
city were randomly visited for the collection of lice. A total 909 cows and 671
buffaloes were examined for the presence of lice. Out of these, 38.3% cows and
41.2% buffaloes gave positive results for different lice species. Only one lice
species i. e Bovicola bovis
(38.3%) was recorded from cows and two species belonging to genus
Haematopinus i. e.H. quadrpertusis (23.5%)and H. eurysternus (17.7%)were encountered in buffaloes. Lice
seem to be host specific with B. bovis occur in cows, while both H.
quadripertusus and H. eurysternus usually infest buffaloes.