ÓÄÊ 619:616.995.121.3
DOI 10.33861/2071-8020-2025-4-3-21-23
Original Empirical Research
Bakrieva R. M., Abdulmagomedov S. Sh., Magomedshapiev G. M.
Abstract. The damage, caused by ixodid ticks to livestock is enormous. They, as active bloodsuckers, cause dermatitis, stress, exhaustion, are carriers of pathogens of protozoan, viral, infectious diseases of human and various species of animals. In addition, they are reservoirs of natural focal diseases. Dagestan Republic, due to its geographical location, has favorable natural and climatic conditions for the development and distribution of many species of ticks on its territory - however, only some of them are widespread. B. annulatus (Curtice, 1891) are the main most widespread on the territory of the Republic, carriers of pathogens, piroplasmosis, francaiellosis and anaplasmosis of cattle. The main host of B. annulatus is large horned cattle, in spring (overwintered larvae), from the first ten days of April to the first ten days of May, the in summer (first generation larvae) and in autumn (second generation larvae) in the third ten days of October. Particularly high population numbers of this tick develop in summer and autumn generations. To compile a medium-term forecast of the number of ticks on the next year, we used the method of counting of the preimaginal phases of ixodid on hosts throughout the entire observation period. Every year, on stationary sites during the same period of time, we conducted an epizootological survey and used the results to make a forecast. Stationary monitoring lor the number of preimaginal phases of the tick and counting of B. annulatus adults were carried out on cattle in the public and private sectors of Kumtorkalinsky district. During the monitoring period of 2021-2024, we collected a total 3,598 specimens of B. annulatus. In particular, the number of B. annulatus remains high, which affects the tense epizootic situation regarding blood parasitic diseases in the Republic.
Keywords: Dagestan Republic, plain, animals, fauna, ixodid ticks, species, host, indices of occurrence and abundance.
Author affiliation:
Abdulmagomedov Suleiman Sh., Ph.D. in Biology, Leading Scientific Researcher of the Laboratory for the Study of Invasive Diseases of Farm Animals and Poultry of the Caspian Zonal Research Veterinary Institute -branch of the Federal Agrarian Scientific Research Center of the Republic of Dagestan; 88, Dakhadaeva st., Makhachkala, 367000; e-mail: gunib9876@gmail.com.
Magomedshapiev Gadzhimurad M., Ph.D. in Veterinary Medicine, Senior Scientific Researcher of the Laboratory for the Study of Invasive Diseases of Farm Animals and Poultry of the Caspian Zonal Research Veterinary Institute - branch of the Federal Agrarian Scientific Research Center of the Republic of Dagestan; 88, Dakhadaeva st., Makhachkala, 367000; e-mail: kfhbuhti@gmail.com.
Responsible for the correspondence with the editorial board: Bakrieva Rabiyat M., Scientific Researcher of the Laboratory for the Study of Invasive Diseases of Farm Animals and Poultry of the Caspian Zonal Research Veterinary Institute - branch of the Federal Agrarian Scientific Research Center of the Republic of Dagestan; 88, Dakhadaeva 23 st., Makhachkala, 367000; e-mail: vetmedservis@mail.ru.
Authors’ Contribution: the manuscript was written with the input of all authors. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Conflict of Interest Statement: the authors declare no conflict of interest.
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