Publisher : Biodiversity Journal
Place of publication :
Publication year : 2013
Thematic : Species
Language : English
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This study was aimed to identify the gastrointestinal helminths of local chicken, Gallus gallus
domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758), in traditional breeding of North-Western Algeria and to determine
their prevalence and average abundance. For this purpose, 114 local chickens were examined
between November 2010 and May 2012. The results show an overall prevalence of
100%, with a mean intensity of infection of 124 parasites per chicken. The birds were infected
whatever the sex, weight and season. The parasitic fauna was composed of four taxonomic
groups with prevalence significantly different (P<0.05): cestodes (95.61%), nematodes
(93.86%), trematodes (18.42%) and acanthocephalan (1.75%). The most prevalent cestode
species encountered were: Raillietina echinobothrida (85.09%), R. cesticillus (30.70%) and
Hymenolepis carioca (28.95%). The predominant nematode species were Heterakis gallinarum
(78.07%), Subulura brumpti (62.28%), Ascaridia galli (39.47%) and Capillaria caudinflata
(35.96%). The trematode species recorded were Postharmostomum gallinum
(18.42%) and Brachylaema sp. (2.63%). Finally, only one acanthocephalan, Prosthorhynchus
sp. (1.75%), was found. Among these helminths, the highest average abundance occurred
with Heterakis gallinarum (39.04) and Subulura brumpti (35.88). This study revealed the importance
of helminthic parasitism in traditional breeding of NW Algeria, and the need to use
preventive and therapeutic measures for a better profitability of poultry algerian production.
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Keywords : mangroves
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje