标题：Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in three groups of domestic poultry managed under backyard system in the Savanna subregion, Department of Sucre, Colombia
期刊名称：Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research
印刷版ISSN：2311-7710
出版年度：2021
卷号：8
期号：4
页码：606-611
DOI：10.5455/javar.2021.h551
语种：English
出版社：Bangladesh Agricultural University, Faculty of Veterinary Science
摘要：Objective:
To identify the prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites that affect the backyard poultry system in the Savanna region, Department of Sucre, Colombia.
Materials and Methods:
Fecal samples were collected from 860 native birds, both hens (
Gallus domesticus), ducks (
Anas platyrhynchos domesticus), and turkeys (
Meleagris gallopavo), regardless of age and sex. Samples were processed using direct techniques with ZnSO
4 and indirect methods such as modified Sloss. Data were presented as frequencies, and the nonparametric odds ratio test was used for two independent samples.
Results:
A total of 77.3% (665/860) of the birds were infected with one or more species of gastrointestinal parasites. Among the nematodes,
Capillaria spp. (45.6%),
Ascaridia galli (18.4%),
Heterakis gallinarum (59.4%),
Syngamus trachea (38.9%),
Tetrameres spp. (25.2%), and
Strongylus spp. (12.2%) were recorded. The cestodes were
Choanotaenia infundibulum (22.6%),
Davainea proglottina (42.3%),
Raillietina spp. (58.3%), and
Hymenolepis spp. (54.7%), while only
Eimeria spp. (90%) was recorded as protozoa.
Conclusions:
The study showed a high incidence of gastrointestinal parasite infestations, the most common species being
Hymenolepis spp.,
Eimeria spp.,
Raillietina spp., and
Heterakis gallinarum.
