| comparative tick counts on game, cattle and sheep on a working game ranch in kenya. | the main objective of the study was to determine the possible influence of host species on the maintenance of ticks in the field by determining the relative contribution of game animals compared to domestic animals. the study was carried out on a game ranch 32 km south-east of nairobi. tick counts were carried out on 30 zebu cattle (bos indicus) aged 1 to 3 years and 20 red maasai sheep (ovis aries) aged 6 months to 1 year grazing with game animals in a common area for a period of 2 years and th ... | 2006 | 17405627 |