Gastrointestinal Helminths from Turkeys in Southeastern United States

Maxfield, Burton G.; Reid, W. M.; Hayes, Frank A.

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“…The present study revealed Ascaridia dissimilis in domestic turkeys and the prevalence was 6%. However, Maxfield et al (1963) recorded 66.2, 71.1, and 35.3% in wild, pen raised and domestic turkeys in the USA. Moreover, Opera et al (2014) found infection rate of 60% in Nigeria.…”

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Distribution pattern of intestinal helminths in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Beni-Suef province, Egypt

El‐Dakhly

Mahrous

Mabrouk³

2016

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research

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Parasitic helminths of pigeons and turkeys are worldwide spread causing mortalities and considerable economic losses. Accordingly, intestinal tracts of domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) and domestic turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) were examined in Beni-Suef province, Egypt to detect their helminth fauna. A total of 740 intestinal samples from pigeons and 100 from turkeys were investigated during the period from June 2015 to May 2016. The overall prevalence of recovered helminths was 11.76% (87/740) in pigeons. The recovered species were identified as two trematodes, 5 cestodes and 4 nematodes. Digeneans were Brachylaima cribbi (1/740; 0.14%) and unidentified Brachylaima sp. (0.14%). Cestodal species were identified as Raillietina echinobothrida (33/740; 4.46%), Raillietina cesticillus (7/740; 0.95%), Raillietina tetragona (7/740; 0.95%), Cotugnia digonopora (5/740; 0.68%) and Hymenolepis carioca (2/740; 0.27%). Among cestodes, R. echinobothrida was the most predominant one. Recovered nematodal species were Ascaridia columbae (22/740; 3%), Subulura brumpti (6/740; 0.81%), Heterakis gallinarum (3/740; 0.41%) and Capillaria spp. (2/740; 0.27%). Ascaridia dissimilis was the only helminth species detected in turkeys (6/100; 6%). The highest prevalence of infection was seen in winter and summer. Tapeworms and round worms were highly prevalent at the summer. The recorded trematodal infection was found in winter. To the best of author's knowledge, adult Brachylaima spp. was first recorded from pigeons in Egypt. Veterinarians and workers of poultry industry must be aware towards the potential role of arthropods as vectors of such helminths among both domestic and wild birds.

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Distribution pattern of intestinal helminths in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Beni-Suef province, Egypt

El‐Dakhly

Mahrous

Mabrouk³

2016

Journal of Veterinary Medical Research

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“…In Brazil, there is only a reference of specimens of Hymenolepis sp. infecting turkeys 6 and overseas 7 , results related to the finding of H. cantaniana specimens in the small intestine in 4.1% of the 390 turkeys investigated for helminths in the USA, without pathological approaches, were obtained. Considering the occurrence of 5% in the animals presented here and assuming that the specimens of Hymenolepis sp.…”

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Two cestode species in Brazilian turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo (Galliformes, Phasianidae): pathology induced by Hymenolepis cantaniana and occurrence of Raillietina tetragona

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Menezes

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“…The one acanthocephalan observed was Mediohynchus papillosum . The authors did not record the live-weight or body condition of the wild turkeys to investigate the effect of the parasites on the wild turkeys [56].…”

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“…and Trichostrongylus tenuis . However, no records were presented on the body condition or body weight of the wild turkeys that were sampled [56]. In Kentucky and Tennessee gastrointestinal tracts were taken from wild turkeys.…”

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Endoparasites of Domesticated Animals That Originated in the Neo-Tropics (New World Tropics)

Jones

Garcia

2019

Veterinary Sciences

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This review serves to summarize parasites found in Domesticated animals which were found in the Neo-Tropics. Indigenous domesticated Neo-tropical animals include South American camelids, (Lama gunacoa, Lama glama, Lama pacos, Vicuna vicuna), guinea pigs (Cavia porcellus), chinchillas (Chinchilla lanigera), turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) and ducks (Cairina moschata, Anas platyrhynchos, Dendrocyga autumnalis). These animals were chosen due to their origin of existence (Neo-tropics) and over time these animals became domesticated and were distributed throughout the world. Over eighty (80) references were collected for this review and the papers spanned over eighty (80) years from 1934 to 2018. The gastrointestinal parasites reported for each animal were tabulated and their effects in the animal noted. Parasites reported in domesticated Neo-tropical animals had little to no effect on wild and free ranging animals with a few cases of illness and decreased productivity. The majority of articles viewed these animals as reservoir host which can infect humans and other domesticated livestock. It must also be noted that research done in the past did not focus on the effect these parasites had on these animals but only observed their potential as reservoirs for parasitic diseases.

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Gastrointestinal Helminths from Turkeys in Southeastern United States

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Distribution pattern of intestinal helminths in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Beni-Suef province, Egypt

Distribution pattern of intestinal helminths in domestic pigeons (Columba livia domestica) and turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in Beni-Suef province, Egypt

Two cestode species in Brazilian turkeys, Meleagris gallopavo (Galliformes, Phasianidae): pathology induced by Hymenolepis cantaniana and occurrence of Raillietina tetragona

Endoparasites of Domesticated Animals That Originated in the Neo-Tropics (New World Tropics)

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