Occurrence of parasites in domestic ducks from rural areas of Narayanganj

Abstract

Thirty six domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) were examined to observe the occurrence of ecto and endoparasites. Altogether seven species of ectoparasites namely Anaticola crassicornis, Lipeurus caponis, Goniocotes hologaster, Menopon gallinae, Menacanthus stramineus, Holomenopon leucpxanthum and Dermanyssus gallinae were observed and identified. L. caponis showed the highest prevalence both in male and female (100%). Mean intensity of A. crassicornis in female ducks was the highest (14.5 ± 2.36) followed by L. caponis (12.5 ± 3.21). The lowest mean intensity was of G. hologaster (2.5 ± 1.41) in male ducks. Prevalence of D. gallinae was higher in male (62.5%) than in female (40%). The maximum percentage of ectoparasites was recovered from wing feather (38.62) followed by trunk (23.85) and skin (23.44). Among the endoparasites, the occurrence of cestodes (77.78%) was the highest with the topmost intensity (51.43 ± 4.88). The highest prevalence was of Hymenolepis columbae and Hymenolepis diminuta (60%). Echinoparyphium recurvatum, Echinostoma revolutum and Tracheohilus sisowi showed the similar prevalence (30%) in male ducks. Patagifer bilobus showed the peak mean intensity in both the male and female ducks. Only one species of nematode, Ascaridia galli was recovered. The maximum endohelminths were found in the small intestine (48.30%) followed by duodenum (31.36%) and rectum (15.32%).
 Bangladesh J. Zool. 47(2): 315-323, 2019

A systematic review of tapeworms (Plathelminthes, Cestoda) of domestic ducks (Anas platyrhynchos dom.)

“…Drepanidotaenia lanceolata (Bloch, 1782) Railliet, 1892 Intermediate hosts: crustacean Auxiliary hosts: mollusc -Lymnaea auricularia Habitat: small intestine -posterior half Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Belarus (Kukar, 2012), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Barus et al, 1977;Hanzelova et al, 1995), Bulgaria (Marinova et al, 2013, Bangladesh (Anisuzzaman et al, 2005;Farjana et al, 2008;Aleya et al, 2019), USA and Mexico (Farias & Canaris, 1986), India -Assam region (Borah et al, 2018), Poland (Czaplinski, 1956). Azerbaijan -Guba, Khachmaz, Astara, Shabran, Zagatala, Masally, Ujar and Yevlakh (PL 47%, II 2-14 ind.)…”

“…Intermediate hosts: Arthrapoda Habitat: faeces, small intestine Distribution: Cosmopolitan. Bangladesh -Sonarqaon province (Aleya et al, 2019). Sharma, 1943 Intermediate hosts: unknown Habitat: small intestine Distribution.…”

“…Genus: Sobolevicanthus Spasskii & Spasskaya, 1954 Sobolevicanthus columbae Zeder, 1800 Intermediate hosts: unknown Habıtat: small intestine Distribution: Bangladesh -Sonargaon Upazila and Narayanganj (Aleya et al, 2019).…”

“…Intermediate hosts: unknown Habitat: small intestine Distribution: Russia -Amur (Ryzhikov et al, 1974 (Aleya et al, 2019;El-Dakhly et al, 2020).…”

Occurrence of Endoparasites in Domestic Fowls (GALLUS GALLUS) And Ducks (ANAS PLATYRHYNCHOS)

“…Khanum et al (1997) reported trematode and nematode parasite are prevalent in domestic fowl where. Begum et al (2019) observed seven species of ectoparasite and thirteen species of endoparasite in domestic ducks. Among the two selected hosts, fowls were terrestrial birds while ducks were habituated to aquatic modes of life and consequently their feeding habits were also completely different.…”