Study of the Dynamics of Distribution, Seasonality, and Degree of Infection with Bovine Theileriosis in the Territory of Turkestan Region

Abstract

The relevance of the study is conditioned by the need for rational planning and timely implementation of therapeutic and preventive measures with cattle in various geographical regions, to prevent the spread of ticks and to form an objective understanding of the real features of the epizootic situation in these regions. The purpose of the study is to investigate the dynamics of the spread, the seasonality, and the degree of infection with bovine theileriosis in the Turkestan Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The leading approach is a combination of the method of determining the species composition of ixodic mites using the technique developed by V.I. Pomerantsev, with a practical investigation of the seasonality of the spread of ticks, through a survey of various pastures, and regular collection of ticks from cattle during a certain period of the pasture season in stationary points, to establish the species composition of ticks and the degree of contamination of pastures. The research was carried out using the capabilities of the laboratory of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the regional veterinary laboratory and on the farms of the Turkestan Region. Practical results were obtained in the course of this study, indicating the main trends in the dynamics of the spread, seasonality, and degree of infection with bovine theileriosis in the territory of the Turkestan Region and the country as a whole. The study results and the conclusions formulated on their basis have significant practical significance for livestock workers of the Turkestan Region of Kazakhstan, whose professional duties include monitoring the condition of cattle on these farms and preventing the occurrence and spread of various epidemics among animals.