Prevalence and associated risk factors of haemoparasites, and their effects on hematological profile in domesticated chickens in District Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan

Naqvi, Muhammad Ali-ul-Husnain; Khan, Muhammad Kasib; Iqbal, Zafar; Rizwan, Hafiz Muhammad; Naqvi, Sana Zahra; Zafar, Arsalan; Sindhu, Zia ud Din; Abbas, Rao Zahid; Abbas, Amjad

doi:10.1016/j.prevetmed.2017.05.001

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“…In the present study, higher prevalence was observed in males than in females (Table 1). Similar results have been reported by Nath et al, (2014), Zhang et al, (2014), and Lashari et al, 2018 while contrasting results have been reported by Gicik and Arslan (2001) and Naqvi et al, (2017). Males are much less vulnerable than females to protozoan parasites.…”

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Analysis on Changing Regulation of Body Weight and Egg Weight of Chinese Indigenous Goose (Shitou Goose) in Off-Season Breeding

2020

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The purpose of this study was to identify the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) and hematological alterations in captive pheasant species of Bahawalpur Zoo, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. The blood samples of 100 birds belonging to three different species viz. ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) (n=46), green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) (n=40), and silver pheasant (Lophura nycthemera) (n=14) were analyzed through Latex Agglutination Test (LAT) and Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Seroprevalance through LAT in ring-necked, silver and green pheasants was 10.86%, 7.14% and 7.5%, and through ELISA was 32.60%, 22.5% and 14.28%, respectively. Adults and males had higher prevalence as compared to their counterparts, though, statistically nn-significant (P≥0.05). In all the studied species, hematological results revealed that mean values of Hb and TEC were higher (P≤0.05) in noninfected birds as compared to infected ones. This is a preliminary study of a kind and needs further research with large number of sample and population across the country.

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Analysis on Changing Regulation of Body Weight and Egg Weight of Chinese Indigenous Goose (Shitou Goose) in Off-Season Breeding

2020

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“…The present study also found mixed infection involving three species of avian haemo-sporidian parasites (Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon) in infected chickens at a prevalence rate of 0.3%, which is lower than 4.0% reported by Sadiq et al [43]. The findings of the present study are also consistent with reports by Hellgren et al [12] in Sweden, Valkiûnas et al [35] in Uganda, Sabuni et al [34] in Kenya, Gimba et al [21] in Malaysia, Nath and Bhuiyan [25] in Bangladesh, Naqvi et al [44] in Pakistan, Hassan et al [4] in Nigeria who have documented in their various studies various combinations of these three genera of avian haemosporidian parasites in the free-range chickens. The difference in the reported prevalence rates of mixed haemosporidian infections in scavenging chickens may partly be due to variation in geographic distribution of arthropod vectors.…”

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“…[25] and Naqvi et al [44] who in their respective studies have reported mixed Plasmodium and Haemoproteus species infection in free-range chickens. However, our result is lower than 3.5% reported by Sabuni et al [34] respectively, but higher than 0.5% reported by Nath and Bhuiyan [25].…”

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Natural Infections of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites among Free-Range Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Yamaltu Deba, Gombe State, Nigeria

Lawal¹,

Ibrahim²,

Biu³

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Avian malaria caused by haemosporidian parasites belonging to Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon species transmitted by arthropod vectors is considered a global problem for avian species. Despite this concern, there are limited studies on avian haemosporidian parasites in free-range chickens in Nigeria and its sub regions. The aim of this study is to investigate the occurrence of natural infection of avian haemosporidian parasites among free-range chickens in Yamaltu Deba, Gombe State, Nigeria. To achieve this goal, blood samples were obtained from 400 apparently healthy chickens from households and live birds markets within the study areas and tested for avian haemosporidian parasites using microscopic analysis of thin blood and buffy coat films, and identification of parasites was based on morphology. The present study found Plasmodium (13.8%), Haemoproteus (6.8%), and Leucocytozoon (0.8%) in a single infection, mixed Plasmodium and Haemoproteus (2.8%), mixed Plasmodium and Leucocytozoon (0.3%), and mixed Plasmodium, Haemoproteus and Leucocytozoon (0.3%) in infected chickens. The prevalence of parasites was significantly higher (p -value: 0.0159; χ 2 = 5.816) in males (16.0%) compared to females (8.5%) chickens; significantly higher (p -value: < 0.0001; χ 2 = 37.346) in adults (19.3%) compared with grower (5.3%) chickens; and significantly higher (p -value: < 0.0001; χ 2 = 64.347) in the rainy (21.0%) compared to dry season (3.5%) in the study period. The prevalence of natural infection of avian haemosporidian parasites was higher in chickens sample in households (14.8%) relative to chickens sampled from live birds markets (9.8%); but the correlation is not significant (p -value: 0.1007; χ 2 = 2.694). The present study showed that free-range chickens in Yamaltu Deba, Gombe State, Nigeria have avian haemosporidian parasites, thus providing insight into more conscientious management practices in the country's poultry systems to prevent widespread transmission of the parasites to commercial exotic poultry farms. haemoparasites are pathogenic to domesticated and wild birds

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“…Different types of domesticated animals such as buffaloes, cattle, goats, sheep, poultry, horses, donkeys and camel are included in livestock (Khan, 2004). Parasitic diseases are the major issues to the poor farming community in tropical and subtropical areas in particular Pakistan (Jonsson, 2006;Khan et al, 2017;Mehmood et al, 2017;Naqvi et al, 2017;Zaman et al, 2017;Abbas et al, 2018;Khater et al, 2018). Among ectoparasites, ticks are blood-sucking parasites associated with mammals, birds and reptiles (Aslam et al, 2015;Ali et al, 2016) which, also transmit diseases in its host.…”

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Prevalence of Tick Infestation in Farm Animals from Punjab, Pakistan

Batool¹

2019

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Ticks are the second to mosquitoes as vectors of a number of pathogens like viruses, spirochetes, bacteria, rickettsia, protozoa and filarial nematodes etc. that cause mortality in humans and animals. So, this study was carried out to check the prevalence of ticks in Punjab, Pakistan. The total 120 livestock farms were randomly selected from 12 districts of Punjab, 10 farms (05 urban and 05 rural) from each district. Tick species were collected systematically from head to tail directions with the help of small steel forceps. Then tick samples were taken to the research laboratory and were preserved in 70% methanol for identification. On the basis of morphology, the collected ticks were distinguished microscopically with the help of the dichotomous key. The prevalence of ticks was significantly less in the Northern zone (33.47%) as compared to the Southern (36.33%), Western (35.83%) and Central zones (40.43%). The total nine tick species i.e. Hylomma (Hy.) anatolicum (26.39%), Hy. marginatum (14.51%), Hy. dromedarii (5.62%), Hy. truncatum (2.45%), Hy. rufipes (1.81%), Rhipicephalus (Rh.) sanguineus (17.24%), Rh. appendiculatus (12.39%), Rh. microplus (14.24%) and Rh. decolratus (5.35%) were identified. In all selected zones, Hy. anatolicum was the most abundant tick's species. The overall prevalence of ticks infestation in all animals were 36.52% and it was significantly different in all animal species, like buffaloes (37.53%), cows (42.41%), goats (36.14%) and sheep (29.00%). It was concluded that there is wider variety of ticks in Pakistan.

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of haemoparasites, and their effects on hematological profile in domesticated chickens in District Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan

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Analysis on Changing Regulation of Body Weight and Egg Weight of Chinese Indigenous Goose (Shitou Goose) in Off-Season Breeding

Analysis on Changing Regulation of Body Weight and Egg Weight of Chinese Indigenous Goose (Shitou Goose) in Off-Season Breeding

Natural Infections of Avian Haemosporidian Parasites among Free-Range Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) in Yamaltu Deba, Gombe State, Nigeria

Prevalence of Tick Infestation in Farm Animals from Punjab, Pakistan

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