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Research
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Prevalence of helminth parasites in indigenous
fowls of Zoba Anseba of Eritrea, north-east Africa -
M K Ghebremariam, Sanjay Devarajan, Basharat Ahmed
Vet World. 2011; 4(11): 492-494
doi: 10.5455/vetworld.2011.492-494
Abstract
The prevalence of helminth parasites in indigenous
fowls was investigated in Zoba Anseba, Eritrea.
The rate of infection was as high as 52.43% in
rectal swab examination and 63.00% in the
slaughtered fowls. The helminth parasites recorded
were: Ascaridia galli (70.58%), Subulura sp.
(5.88%), Heterakis sp. (52.94%), Tetrameres sp.
(11.76%), Cheilospirura sp. (5.88%), Raillietina
sp. (82.35%) and Amoebotaenia sp. (11.76%). The
infection rate between nematodes and cestodes was
92.59% and 59.25%, respectively. Mixed infection
with two to three species was common. Cloacal
swabs of 82 fowls collected were found positive
with different types of ova. Out of which 22 were
positive for Ascaridia (51.16%), 14 for Heterakis
sp. (32.55%), 6 for Tetrameres sp. (13.95%) and 30
were positive for Raillietina sp. (69.76%).
Keywords: Indigenous Fowls, Parasites,
Eritrea, Nematode, Cestode, Slaughtered fowl.
