Detection of gastrointestinal parasites in small-scale poultry layer farms in Leyte, Philippines

Vet World Vol.11 November-2018 Article-10

Research Article

Veterinary World, 11(11): 1587-1591

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2018.1587-1591

Rochelle Haidee D. Ybañez^1,2, Kurt Jimwell G. Resuelo¹, Ara Patrice M. Kintanar¹, and Adrian P. Ybañez^1,3

1. Department of Biology and Environmental Science, College of Science, University of the Philippines Cebu, Gorordo Avenue, Lahug, Cebu City, Philippines.
2. Unit for Host Defense, National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro City, Hokkaido, Japan.
3. Department of Clinical Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine at Barili Campus, Cebu Technological University, Barili, Cebu, Philippines.

Background and Aim: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the presence of GIT parasites in selected small-scale poultry layer farms in Leyte, Philippines.

Materials and Methods: A total of 243 stool samples from eight small-scale poultry layer farms in Leyte, Philippines, were examined for GIT parasites using floatation and sedimentation technique. Profile parameters were also obtained. Fecal samples were collected and analyzed using floatation and sedimentation techniques. Statistical significance between GIT parasite positivity and profile parameters was determined using Chi-square test.

Results: GIT parasites were detected in 92.2% of the samples (24.7% with single infection, 42.0% with 2-3 parasites, and 25.5% with three or more parasites). The common parasites detected were Ascaridia spp. (41.2%), Heterakis spp. (59.3%), Capillaria spp. (10.7%), Eimeria spp. (43.2%), and Strongyloides spp. (74.1%). Some profile parameters, including farm location, years in business, number of workers, nearby water system, the practice of fecal cleaning, and presence of other animals, were found to be significantly associated with GIT positivity.

Conclusion: GIT parasites were detected in the poultry of small-scale layer farms in selected areas in Leyte, Philippines. This finding calls for the importance of routine GIT parasite monitoring and the implied need for regular deworming or dewormer rotation in the area. Keywords: gastrointestinal parasites, layer chickens, Leyte, Philippines, small-scale farms.

Keywords: gastrointestinal parasites, layer chickens, Leyte, Philippines, small-scale farms.

How to cite this article: Ybañez RHD, Resuelo KJG, Kintanar APM, Ybañez AP (2018) Detection of gastrointestinal parasites in small-scale poultry layer farms in Leyte, Philippines, Veterinary World, 11(11): 1587-1591.

Received: 10-06-2018 Accepted: 09-10-2018 Published online: 19-11-2018

Corresponding author: Adrian P. Ybañez E-mail: dr.adrianpybanez@gmail.com

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2018.1587-1591

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