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A toatal of 384 cattle were used for this study. Tick species were identified using morphological identification keys under a stereomicroscope. Thin blood smear examination were conducted to assess tick borne haemopathogens.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The overall prevalence of Ixodid tick infestation and tick borne haemopathogens were 45% and 3%, respectively.\n                      <jats:italic>Babesia bigemina<\/jats:italic>\n                      was the only haemoparasite detected in the present survey. Potential risk factors were investigated for their association with tick infestation and\n                      <jats:italic>B. bigemina<\/jats:italic>\n                      using logistic regression and chi\u2010square test, respectively. Accordingly, age, body condition, agroecological systems and season were significantly (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05) associated with tick infestation whereas season and body condition were significantly (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05) associated with\n                      <jats:italic>B. bigemina<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection. A total seven tick species were identified.\n                      <jats:italic>Amblyomma varigatum<\/jats:italic>\n                      (55%) and\n                      <jats:italic>Boophilus decoloratus<\/jats:italic>\n                      (15.7%) were the predominant Ixodid tick species encountered. A total of 128 blood samples were collected from Jawi district and examined using thin blood smear. Of them, 3% were infected by the\n                      <jats:italic>B. bigemina<\/jats:italic>\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Tick infestation in this study was high and seems to play vital role for the reduction of production, productivity and for the transmission\n                      <jats:italic>B. bigemina<\/jats:italic>\n                      . 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