Tick infestation rate in cattle and buffalo in different areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

was found significantly higher (34.79%) in hot arid plane area than that of (18.63%) in cold hilly area (p>0.05). The tick overall infestation rate in cattle (33.36%) was significantly higher than that of buffaloes (22.58%). This approach will help in defining recommendations for the future research priorities that will help in designing policies aimed at spatially integrated major gears of the biological cycles of tick borne diseases.