Haemoparasites and Haematological Parameters of Nigerian Indigenous (local) and Exotic (broiler) Chickens Slaughtered in Makurdi Major Markets, Benue State, Nigeria

Natural Infections of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites among Free-Range Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Yamaltu Deba, Gombe State, Nigeria

“…[4] and Ogbaje et al [2], who also reported a higher prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in males compared to female free-range chickens in Owerri, Maiduguri, Nassarawa and Markudi, respectively, in Nigeria. The finding of this study also confirmed previous reports by Sabuni et al [34] in Kenya, Hasan et al [9] in Bangladesh, Etisa et al [33] in Ethiopia, which also reported a high prevalence of haemosporidian parasites in free-range chicken cocks in their respective studies compared to the hens.…”

“…Village poultry production systems form an integral part of rural agricultural investments consisting of production of chicken, guinea fowls, pigeons, turkeys, and ducks [1]. In general, taking into consideration the population of birds, biosecurity measures, management and husbandry practices involved, poultry production can be broadly classified as intensive and extensive systems [2]. In an intensive system, birds are usually raised in large numbers in an enclosure, in a controlled environment with sanitation as well as routine treatment when they become ill [3], but in ex-tensive systems, birds are poorly managed, free-range, allowed to scavenge, which can predispose them to disease agents, with hardly any medication when sick [4].…”

“…Risk factors associated with Natural infection of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites in Free-range Chickens in Yalmaltu Deba Local Government Area, Gombe State, Nigeria. Key: LL: Lower Limit; UL: Upper Limit; CI: Confidence Interval; χ 2 : Chi-square12.0% reported in Sokoto[31], and 23.2% reported in Benue[2] as opposed to records from similar studies in some parts of the country. The prevalence rate observed in this study, however, is lower than 46.7% reported in Owerri, Imo[32] and 37.7% reported in Nassarawa [4] states.…”

Prevalence of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites in Village Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) from Kwami, Gombe State, Nigeria

“…Severe haemosporidian parasite infections in domestic and wild birds can lead to death, involving various symptoms such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia and inflammation (Valkiûnas et al, 2005;Naqvi et al, 2017). Infections of chickens with avian haemosporidian parasites have been reported in a few investigations from Nigeria (Lawal et al, 2016;Opara et al, 2016;Hassan et al, 2018;Ogbaje et al, 2019). The current level of research and knowledge regarding avian haemosporidian parasites in Nigeria is low; hence increased efforts are required to understand the region's diversity, prevalence and distribution of haemosporidian parasites in the country (Ogbaje et al, 2019).…”

“…Infections of chickens with avian haemosporidian parasites have been reported in a few investigations from Nigeria (Lawal et al, 2016;Opara et al, 2016;Hassan et al, 2018;Ogbaje et al, 2019). The current level of research and knowledge regarding avian haemosporidian parasites in Nigeria is low; hence increased efforts are required to understand the region's diversity, prevalence and distribution of haemosporidian parasites in the country (Ogbaje et al, 2019). In Kwami Local Government Area of Gombe State, there is availability of dense vegetation, which could provide suitable ecosystem for the breeding of diverse arthropods capable of spreading haemosporidian parasites to chickens.…”