Table 6 The distribution of hard tick species identified with respect to cattle body zones
| Â | Cattle body zones (Tick predilection site on cattle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tick species | Zone 1 | Zone 2 | Zone 3 | Zone 4 | Zone 5 |
 A. gemma | 6 | 0 | 36 | 59 | 19 |
A. lepidum | 11 | 3 | 60 | 209 | 27 |
A. variegatum | 0 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 3 |
H. albiparmatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
H. rufipes | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 45 |
R. appendiculatus | 103 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 6 |
R. decoloratus | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
R. evertsi | 4 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 274 |
R. microplus | 12 | 5 | 110 | 714 | 68 |
Total ticks n (%) | 137 (7.25) | 14 (0.74) | 227 (12.02) | 1,060 (56.11) | 451 (23.88) |