Gastrointestinal parasites of different avian species in Ilorin, North Central, Nigeria.

Abstract

Objective: The current study aimed to determine the prevalence, infection burden, and risk factors associated with the occurrence of gastrointestinal (GI) parasites in different avian species in Ilorin, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted in Ilorin, involving 597 fecal samples and GI tracts from a variety of sold and slaughtered avian species. The study was conducted between September 2017 and February 2018. Fecal samples were examined using floatation technique, while the GI tracts were examined for gross helminths and its content were subjected to the direct wet mount examination. Data were analyzed using percentages (descriptive) and the Chi -square (१) test (inferential). p < 0.05 was considered significant for all analysis. Results: Ten GI parasites were detected with Eimeria species (32.83%), Ascaridia galli (30.15%) and Heterakis gallinarum (24.79%) as the most prevalent ones. Multiple parasites co-infection was recorded in all the avian species: broilers (77.78%), layers (33.33%), cockerels (45.16%), indigenous chickens (17.91%), ducks (69.70%), pigeons (94.12%), turkeys (47.83%), and guinea fowls (77.36%). Pigeons (100.00%) and turkeys (95.65%) were the most infected avian species. Age, sex, and avian types were significantly ( p < 0.05) associated with the occurrence of GI parasites infection. Conclusion: This study gives a reflection of the GI parasites fauna of avian species in Nigeria. The GI parasites are endemic among different avian species in Ilorin, North Central Nigeria. Knowledge on the epidemiology of these parasites is important in instituting a good preventive and control measures against GI parasites, so as to have maximum production and reproduction effects in the poultry industry.

Assessment of risk factors associated with prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in poultry of central plain zone of Punjab, India

“…The predominance of coccidial infection followed by A . galli infection in the present findings was similar to earlier reports, from India [ 17 ], Cameroon [ 18 ], South Gujarat, India [ 9 ], and Nigeria [ 19 - 21 ].…”

“…The published reports on prevalence of GIT parasites of poultry with associated risk factors from different parts of the world showed great variation (16-80%) [13][14][15][16]. The predominance of coccidial infection followed by A. galli infection in the present findings was similar to earlier reports, from India [17], Cameroon [18], South Gujarat, India [9], and Nigeria [19][20][21].…”

Gastrointestinal parasites of horses (<i>Equus caballus</i> Linnaeus, 1758) and risk factors associated with equine coccidiosis in Kwara and Niger States, Nigeria

“…The high prevalence of multiple gastrointestinal parasites infection we recorded is expected as horses are known to harbour several species of parasites at any given time (Ehizibolo et al, 2012;Wannas et al, 2012;Umar et al, 2013;Samuel et al, 2015). The multiple gastrointestinal parasite infection reported might be attributed to the animal grazing preference, favourable climatic conditions and rate of environmental contamination with viable helminth eggs and sporulated oocysts at a particular time, which to a great extent can determine the establishment of mixed infection (Ola-Fadunsin et al, 2019). Contrary to expected outcome that foals and young horses are more susceptible to Eimeria infections compared to adult horses (Effat et al, 2014;Gülegen et al, 2016;Taylor et al, 2016;Dubey & Bauer, 2018), we observed that the prevalence of Eimeria infections increased with age.…”

Assessment of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Chicken Slaughtered in Creek Road Market, Port Harcourt

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