A Rare Report of Ectoparasites in Backyard Poultry in Jammu Region: Prevalence 
 Study and Economic Importance

Bhat, Sartaj Ahmad; Wani, Mohd Yaqoob; Khojuria, Jatinder Kumar; Katoch, Rajesh; Dhama, Kuldeep

doi:10.3923/ajava.2014.727.731

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“…Out of curiosity, about 200 village chickens were also screened for the presence of tick infestation in the same locality; and the result of our investigation revealed that none of them was found to be tick infested. This finding agrees with earlier reports from India [ 7 ]; however, the actual reason to that finding was largely unknown.…”

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Tick fauna of Malaysian red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) in Bangi, Malaysia

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Aim:The red jungle fowl is generally considered as one of the endangered Asian wild Galleopheasants due to man-made encroachment of their habitats, coupled with the effect of disease and disease causing organisms like ticks and tick-borne infections. This study aimed to determine the tick fauna of the red jungle fowl and their predilection sites based on developmental stages.Materials and Methods:A total of 33 jungle fowls were sampled for this study from Bangi area of Selangor State, Peninsular Malaysian. The birds were captured using a locally made trap made-up of loops and bites. Ticks present on their bodies were detached using fine forceps and identified morphologically under a dissecting microscope.Results:91% of the jungle fowls were infested with ticks, all of which belongs to the species Haemaphysalis wellingtoni. The ear region appeared to be the most common predilection site (63%) for all the developmental stages in which the larval stages are solely restricted to that region. Nymphal and adult stages were distributed on the comb, wattle, and facial region in addition to the ear region.Conclusion:This study was the first in its kind and showed a high prevalence of tick infestation among jungle fowls. H. wellingtoni was known to be a vector in transmission of many tick-borne pathogens. Therefore, there is the need for further investigation to identify the various pathogens associated with this tick.

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“…Clinically, they can be a nuisance; their bites can cause irritation and itching, accompanied by tissue and humoral reaction of the host, hyperemia, eosinophil infiltration, and a local edematous reaction [ 4 ]. The damaged tissues are pulled by the weight of the feeding tick and thus produce a sensation of pain [ 5 - 7 ].…”

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Tick fauna of Malaysian red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus) in Bangi, Malaysia

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“…Open Access https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9362-1452 chicken are mites, lice, fleas and ticks; notable among them are lice and mites, which are most common and widely spread (Ikpeze et al, 2008a;Ogada et al, 2016). A number of morbidities associated with indigenous chicken are as a result of direct consequences of ectoparasite infestation and may include anaemia, local dermatitis, intense irritation leading to discomfort and weight loss due to inability to eat (Zaria et al, 1996;Bhat et al, 2014). In addition, they impact on body fitness, egg production and hatchability, ability to fly, male courtship behaviour, and long term survival of their host (Sychra et al, 2011).…”

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Lice infestation in village chicken and management practices of keepers in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria

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Sri Lankan J. Biol.

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IntroductionPoultry production is a vital arm of livestock industry as it provides source of meat and egg for the ever growing human population (Angyiereyiri et al., 2015). In developed and developing countries, it is on a massive scale with a large number of different poultry species reared every year. In Nigeria, commercial poultry production is a thriving business enterprise providing a reasonable source of income for its rearers, especially during festive seasons. Peridomestic, free range, local, village or backyard poultry production involving the rearing of indigenous domestic fowls (Gallus domesticus) is also not uncommon as they serve household needs and constitute about 85% of Nigeria's poultry production (Ikpeze et al., 2008a;Nnadi and George, 2010). It is characterized by poor management interventions, feed supplementation, housing, predation and disease control. These setbacks are underlying factors for disease outbreaks and parasite infestation which at times culminate in high bird mortality (Ogada et al., 2016). Ectoparasites are of great economic importance and constitute a major constraint in indigenous chicken production system (Sychra et al., 2011). Some of the ectoparasites which have been reported in

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“…Argas persicus (Argasidae; soft ticks) is the most important ectoparasite of chicken and other domestic fowl, as well as humans (Tavassoli et al, 2015). Moreover, it acts as a vector for some bacteria and viruses to poultry (Barker and Walker, 2014;Bhat et al, 2014), and several pathogens to the human e.g. virus of Kyasanur forest disease (Singh et al, 1971;Veraldi et al, 1998;Uspensky, 2008).…”

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