Some helminthes of the Great Egret (Egretta alba) in Saudi Arabia | ||
| Journal of Veterinary Medical Research | ||
| Article 2, Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2007, Pages 6-10 PDF (327.67 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jvmr.2007.77886 | ||
| Author | ||
| A. N. Al Khalaf | ||
| Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Al Qassim University, P O Box 1482, Buraidah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A. N. Al Khalaf helminthes , Egret , Egretta alba , Saudi ArabiaExamination of the alimentary tracts of 9 Great Egret (Egretta alba) found freshly died in their inland places around Al-Qassim area during migration season in September and October revealed infection by 6 species of helminths. The extracted parasites were include two cestode worms, three nematodes and one acanthocephala. They were identified as Uniciuna species, Choano-taenia, Subulura species, Contrac-aecum species, Syphacia species and Polymorphus species. None of any examined carcass appears free from infection. The rate of distribution of the parasite in the examined birds was varied between 66.6%, 11.1%, 44.4%, 44.4%, 66.6% and 2.2 % for the previous parasites respectively. The rate of Parasite burden for each species was moderate to low, as it was 3.4, 2.0, 2.65, 3.25, 5.16 and 4.5 from the previous parasites respectively. None of these parasites was published previously in Saudi Arabia as infect this type of Egret. Their morphological characters and their distribution were described in detail | ||
| Keywords | ||
| helminthes; Egret; Egretta alba; Saudi Arabia | ||
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