Parasitic infections are one of the parameters of decline in production of livestock causing serious economic loss to farmers, the tanning industry, and the country as a whole. Due to the importance of sheep and goats tanning industry in Kamyaran city, Kurdistan province, an investigation was conducted on ectoparasites of these livestock for the first time. Out of a total of 256 sheep and goats from 32 villages, 1500 samples were collected from the slaughterhouse of Kamyaran, then the samples were examined for ectoparasites in parasitology laboratory of Faculty of Para Veterinary Science. Cutaneus myiasis was only Przhevalskiana larvae, the tick species identified in sheep, and goats were Rhipicephallus and Boophillus. Ctenocephalides and Pulex fleas reported 50% and 42% in the ewe under 1 year and ewe over 1 year, respectively. Also, the lices such as Damallina, Lingognathus and Heamathopinus were reported. Lucillia coaprina larvae were found in skin lesions in sheep (80%) and Oestrus ovis larvae were seen in skin lesions and sinus tracts of goats and sheep.In this study, among the lowlands, foothills and mountainous regions, the highest rate of infestation were reported in the lowlands (90%).
