The present study was conducted to know the diversity of tick species infesting domestic and crossbred cattle in 4 districts of Assam along the Indo-Bhutan border for one year. A total of 533 cattle were examined, 266 () were found infested either with Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus () or Haemaphysalis bispinosa () or with both the ticks (). Crossbred cattle were found having higher tick prevalence () compared to the indigenous () which was statistically non-significant. Infestation was highest in adult cattle > 3 years of age () and the lowest in calves | Prevalence of Ixodid ticks on local and crossbred cattle in indo-bhutan Border districts of Assam, India
