Distribution of gastrointestinal helminths in chicken farms in the Gharb region—Morocco

Hassouni, Taoufik; Belghyti, Driss

doi:10.1007/s00436-006-0145-8

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“…We found no significant difference in prevalence of parasitic infection in terms of sex of the host, and this results corresponds well with the findings of (Hassouni and Belghyti 2006;Poulsen et al 2000) who also documented similar prevalence of helminth infection irrespective of the sex.…”

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Cross sectional epidemiological investigation on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in free range chickens in Narsingdi district, Bangladesh

Ferdushy

Hasan

Kadir³

2014

J Parasit Dis

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Rural poultry production in Bangladesh is mainly based on the free range or backyard poultry production system. This backyard poultry plays a vital tool for poverty alleviation as well as for empowerment of poor women of this country. However, this production system has disadvantage of susceptibility to many diseases including higher burden of parasitic infection. Therefore this cross sectional epidemiological investigation was done to determine the prevalence and distribution of gastrointestinal helminths in Narsingdi district, Bangladesh. To conduct this study a total of 150 chickens from three different villages of Narsingdi district, Bangladesh (50 chickens per village) were collected by random sampling method and killed by cervical disarticulation. Thereafter, all the chickens were necropsied and gastrointestinal tracts were examined macroscopically for the presence helminth infection. In total two nematode (Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum,) and one cestode (Raillietina spp.) were identified by post mortem examination. Raillietina spp. was detected as the most prevalent helminth species (86-92 %) followed by A. galli (70-86 %), and H. gallinarum (70-76 %) in studied villages. In some chickens petechial hemorrhage were observed in the small intestinal wall which was associated with the A. galli infection and for some birds white tiny nodules were detected in case of H. gallinarum infection. No significant difference in parasite prevalence was observed between male and female bird as well as among three studied villages (P [ 0.05). We observed that most of chickens were infected with more than one species of parasites. This finding suggests that the poultry production system in rural areas of Bangladesh and the environmental conditions are very favourable for the transmission and persistence of the parasite species in rural areas of Bangladesh.

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confidence: 92%

Cross sectional epidemiological investigation on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in free range chickens in Narsingdi district, Bangladesh

Ferdushy

Hasan

Kadir³

2014

J Parasit Dis

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“…This is in accordance with the Katoch et al 2012;Saad et al (1989) and Puttalakshmamma et al (2008), who reported 72.0, 77.3 and 71 % helminthic infections in local chickens, respectively. The higher prevalence of helminthic infections in local chickens was reported from other countries includes Morocco, 89.9 % (Hassouni and Belghyti 2006);Nigeria, 87.7 % (Yorio et al 2008) and Iran, 96 % (Eslami et al 2009). The difference might be due to variation in the type of managemental practices adopted, geographical locations and the number of samples included in the study.…”

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Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites of backyard chickens (Gallus domesticus) in and around Shimoga

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The present study was conducted for 1 year from March 2010 to February 2011 to identify gastrointestinal parasites of backyard chickens and to estimate its prevalence in and around Shimoga, a malnad region of Karnataka. A total of 250 gastro-intestinal tracts were collected from backyard chickens for the detection of gastrointestinal parasites. Among the 250 birds screened, 183 (73.2 %) were found positive for gastrointestinal parasites by gross examination of gastrointestinal tract. Out of 183 positive cases, 94 (51.36 %) were found positive for cestodes, includes 73 (77.6 %) Raillietina tetragona, 12 (12.8 %) Raillietina echinobothrida and 9 (9.6 %) Raillietina cesticillus. Whereas, 53 (28.96 %) were found harbouring nematode parasites includes 33 (62.3 %) had Ascaridia galli, 12 (22.6 %) had Heterakis gallinarum and 8 (15.1 %) had both A. galli and H. gallinarum infection. The remaining 36 (19.67 %) had mixed infections of both cestode and nematode parasites. The microscopic examination of the gut contents and faecal samples showed presence of coccidian oocysts and eggs of A. galli, H. gallinarum and Capillaria spp. respectively.

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“…However, large numbers can have a devastating effect on growth, egg production, and over-all health. Parasitism has been attributed to causes of reduced growth, egg production, emaciation, and anaemia as well as mortality (Belonwu, 1993;Hassouini and Belghyti, 2006;Heyradin et al, 2012). These authors reported that mortality due to parasitic diseases was higher than those attributed to Newcastle disease and mortality causing viral infection of poultry.…”

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Assessing the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract parasites of poultry and their environmental risk factors in poultry in Iwo, Osun State Nigeria

Rufai¹,

Jato²

2017

Ife Journal of Science

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This study was carried out to identify and estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites of poultry in Iwo local council of Osun state, Nigeria. A total of 250 layers comprising of 75 chicks, 100 growers and 75 adults were examined from five different poultry houses between April and July 2016 in different areas during the survey. Our finding showed that 62% were infected with different species of parasites. Parasites identified includes Ascaridia galli; coccidian; Heterakis gallinae (C ecal worm); Syngamus trachea (Gapeworms); Capillaria annulata (Thread worm) and Tape worm. Among the helminthes, Ascaridia, galli was the most dominant species (17.2%). Generally, there was a significantly higher coccidia infestation relative to the helminthes (P < .05). Infection was greater among adults. There was no significance in prevalence of infection in relation to the location of poultry houses. There was high prevalence of mixed infections. Parasitism could be a big constraint to production in the study area and we recommend a sustainable control strategy.

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Distribution of gastrointestinal helminths in chicken farms in the Gharb region—Morocco

Cited by 45 publications

References 8 publications

Cross sectional epidemiological investigation on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in free range chickens in Narsingdi district, Bangladesh

Cross sectional epidemiological investigation on the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in free range chickens in Narsingdi district, Bangladesh

Prevalence of gastro-intestinal parasites of backyard chickens (Gallus domesticus) in and around Shimoga

Assessing the prevalence of gastrointestinal tract parasites of poultry and their environmental risk factors in poultry in Iwo, Osun State Nigeria

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