Ecto and Endo parasites in free range chickens in rainy season in Mbeere District in Kenya
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2012Author
Chege, HW
Kemboi, DC
Bebora, LC
Maingi, N
Mbuthia, PG
Nyaga, PN
Njagi, LW
Githinji, J
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The prevalence of ecto- and endo-parasites in free range chickens from Mbeere District,
Kenya was determined in the rainy month of November 2011.Twenty four birds of all ages
(7 chicks, 8 growers and 9 adults) were randomly selected. The birds were obtained from
individual farmers using purposive sampling where each homestead was to have at least 10
birds managed by free range system. All birds had mixed infections of ecto-parasites and
endo-parasites and 79.1% were infected with haemoparasites; total of 8 different
ectoparasites were identified at various prevalence rates in chicks, growers, adult birds,
respectively. These were Menacanthus stramineus (100,100,89%), Menopon gallinae
(71,100,100%), Lipeurus caponis (0,25,22%) and Gonoides gigas (0,25,67%), Dermanyssus
gallinae (71,63,44%) and Cnemidocoptes mutans (0,0,44%). This study documents
Menacanthus stramineus for the first time in Kenya. The most prevalent nematodes
identified were (with reference to chicks, growers and adults) Heterakis isolonche
(86,50,89%), Subulura brumpti (71,63,78%), Tetramere species(29,63,78%) and Heterakis
gallinarum (14,0,44%). The adults had higher prevalences of nematodes compared to chicks
and grower birds. Raillietina echnobothrida (71,75,89%), R.tetragona (57,38,68%),
Choanotaenia infundibulum (14,0,11%) and Hymenolepis cantaniana (0,13,0%) were the
cestodes observed in these birds. The coccidial oocysts were only observed in adult birds
only (21%).
The prevalence of haemoparasites (in % in chicks growers and adults) were: Plasmodium
gallinacea (57,88,89%), Leucocytozoon schoutedeni (14,38,22%), Aegyptinella pullorum
(0,13,0%) and Eperythrozoon species (14,40,11%).This study showed that endo and
ectoparasites are a common health problem in the village chicken in Mbeere District, Kenya during the rainy season.
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https://profiles.uonbi.ac.ke/bebora/publications/ecto-and-endo-parasites-free-range-chickens-rainy-season-mbeere-district-kenyahttp://hdl.handle.net/11295/81977
Citation
Bebora L.C, H.W C, D.C K, Maingi N, P.G M, P.N N, L.W N, J G. "Ecto and Endo parasites in free range chickens in rainy season in Mbeere District in Kenya.". In: 3rd RUFORUM biennial conference. Entebbe, Uganda; 2012.Publisher
University of Nairobi