Ectoparasites of small ruminants presented at Bahir Dar Veterinary Clinic, Northwest Ethiopia

(31.4%), fleas (13.2%), lice (3.8%), keds (1.8%) and mixed infections (4.6%) with total prevalence of 54.8%; whereas, in goat ectoparasites encountered were: tick (12.2%), fleas (11.3%), lice (9.7%) and mixed infections (1.7%) with total prevalence of 34.9%. From identified ticks, Rhipicephalus had the highest proportion followed by Amblyomma and Hyaloma. Ctenocephales felis was the most frequently observed flea species in both sheep and goats....