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Prevalence and distribution of gastro-intestinal helminthes in local chickens in Al-Diwaniya region | ||
| Journal Of Wassit For Science & Medicine | ||
| Article 1, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-74 | ||
| Authors | ||
| college of education; Qadisiya university; Hadi Madlul Hamza -Dept.of biology | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminthes infections in 100 adult local chickens from different places of Al-Diwaniya region. Ninety seven from the examined chickens (97%) were infected with one or more of gastro-intestinal helminthes; a total of eleven specie) 5 species of cestode and 6 species of nematode) were detected, The species and their prevalences were: Raillietina echinobothrida (81.44%), Hymenolepis cantainana (65.97%), R. tetragona (59.79%), R.cesticillus (12.37%), Choanotaenia infundibulum (13.47%), Ascaridia galli (31.95%) , Heterakis gallinarum (24.74%),Epomidiostumum sp.(12.37%),Dispharynx nasuta(5.15%) Tetrameres Americana. (5.15 %) and finally Amidostumum anseris (2.06%). No trematodes were found in present study. Mixed infections accounted for 87.63% as compared to 12.37% of single infections.Association between chicken sex infection with cestodes and nematodes was not significant (87.23%;34.04%in males and 88.67%. ;37.73% in females respectively .There was statistically significant differences(P<0.05) in the prevalence rates of cestodes (88%)and nematodes(36%). | ||
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