Coproscopy a Premordial Diagnostic Tool in Avian Parasitology | ||
| Catrina: The International Journal of Environmental Sciences | ||
| Article 6, Volume 21, Issue 1, June 2020, Pages 47-52 PDF (803.92 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/cat.2020.23243.1040 | ||
| Author | ||
| Amine Berghiche* | ||
| Souk Ahras University Cité El Amir Abd Elkader Taoura | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Parasitic diseases are a problem that affects all poultry farms, whether large commercial or small backyard farms, where economic losses can be significant due to parasites in poultry; a survey on intestinal parasites of chickens was carried out in the Souk Ahras region over a period of 6 months. The faeces of a total of 90 chickens from different farm types were examined by flotation to determine gastrointestinal parasites. The results obtained from these chickens showed that the faeces examined were 100 % infected for the different types of farms; the qualitative analysis shows a flocculation of helminths and protozoa’s oocytes across the different farms with the following percentage of infection: broiler chicken (Ascaridia: 50%; Heterakis: 35%; Eimeria: 15%), the laying hen (Ascaridia: 33.33%; Heterakis: 33.33%; coccidial oocysts: 33.34%) and the local chiken (Ascaridia: 40%; Heterakis: 35%; Eimeria: 15%; Syngamus: 5%; Capillaria: 5%). It is suggested that an intensive poultry management system and regular chicken control should be encouraged in the study area. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Qualitative analysis; Parasitic diseases; Souk Ahras; Oocytes; Poultry farming | ||
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