Table 4 Prevalence (%) of mites in sheep and goat according to age group
Sheepa | Goatsb | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Adult (n = 976) | Young (n = 304) | Adult (n = 902) | Young (n = 362) | |||||
Mites spp. | No. positive | Prevalence (%) | No. positive | Prevalence (%) | No. positive | Prevalence (%) | No. positive | Prevalence (%) |
Sarcoptes* | 32 | 3.3 | 17 | 5.6 | 99 | 10.9 | 31 | 8.6 |
Demodex** | 14 | 1.4 | 13 | 4.3 | 21 | 2.3 | 15 | 4.1 |
Psoroptes*** | 20 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 |
Overall | 65 | 6.8 | 31 | 10.2 | 127 | 14.1 | 47 | 13.0 |