Lice infestation and diversity in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia

Vet World Vol.13 April-2020 Article-25

Research Article

Veterinary World, 13(4): 782-788

https://doi.org/10.14202/vetworld.2020.782-788

Joko Prastowo¹, Dwi Priyowidodo¹, Wisnu Nurcahyo¹, Defriana Lutfi Chusnaifah², Lu'lu' Sahara Wusahaningtyas², Lintang Winantya Firdausy², and Ana Sahara¹

1. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia.
2. Sains Veteriner Magister Program, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta 55281, Indonesia.

Background and Aim: Biting lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera and Ischnocera) are ectoparasites that play important roles in the transmission of disease agents that infect turkeys and impact turkey productivity. This study aimed to determine the diversity of lice that infest turkeys in the Central Java Province and the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Materials and Methods: Lice sampling was conducted at 16 different locations from April 2019 to June 2019 in turkeys aged 4 months to 2 years. The samples were stored in 70% alcohol and were identified using avian louse keys. The morphology of the specimens was macroscopically and microscopically evaluated, and the resulting data were descriptively and qualitatively analyzed.

Results: A total of 2505 lice were collected, and two families and five genera of lice were identified. Three lice genus members of the Philopteridae family (Lipeurus, Oxylipeurus, and Chelopistes) and two genera of the Menoponidae family (Colpocephalum and Menacanthus) were identified. Lipeurus was the most frequently identified genera in turkeys, whereas Menacanthus was the most rarely identified one. The White Holland breed had the highest number of lice infestations, whereas the Jersey Buff breed exhibited the highest diversity of lice genera. The average number of lice infestations was higher in male turkeys than in female turkeys.

Conclusion: The occurrence of ectoparasites in domestic turkeys indicates that the existence and diversity of lice genera in the study location can be influenced by turkey type, turkey maintenance system, enclosure sanitation measures, lack of strategic ectoparasite control, and environmental factors. Keywords: central java, lice, Phthiraptera, turkey, Yogyakarta.

Keywords: central java, lice, Phthiraptera, turkey, Yogyakarta.

How to cite this article: Prastowo J, Priyowidodo D, Nurcahyo W, Chusnaifah DL, Wusahaningtyas LS, Firdausy LW, Sahara A (2020) Lice infestation and diversity in turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) in the Special Region of Yogyakarta and Central Java, Indonesia, Veterinary World, 13(4): 782-788.

Received: 30-12-2019 Accepted: 06-03-2020 Published online: 25-04-2020

Corresponding author: Ana Sahara E-mail: sahara@ugm.ac.id

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2020.782-788

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