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R esearch
(Published online:
17-06-2015)
6.
Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in Banaraja fowls
reared in semi-intensive system of management in Mayurbhanj
district of Odisha
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Ananta
Hembram, M. R. Panda, B. N. Mohanty, C. R. Pradhan, M. Dehuri, A.
Sahu and M. Behera
Veterinary World, 8(6): 723-726
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2015.723-726
Ananta Hembram:
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary
Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and
Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
ananta.ouat06@gmail.com
M. R. Panda:
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary
Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and
Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
profmrp@redifmail.com
B. N. Mohanty:
Department of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary
Science and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and
Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
bijayendranath@gmail.com
C. R. Pradhan:
Department of
Livestock Production and Management, College of Veterinary Science
and Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and
Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
pradhancr@gmail.com
M. Dehuri: Department
of Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and
Animal Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
manaswini2003@yahoo.com
A. Sahu: Department of
Veterinary Parasitology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
adhikari.sahu@ gmail.com
M. Behera: Department
of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal
Husbandry, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India;
drmonalisabehera@gmail.com
Received:
28-01-2015,
Revised:
01-05-2015, Accepted:
06-05-2015, Published
online: 17-06-2015
Corresponding author:
Ananta Hembram, e-mail: ananta.ouat06@gmail.com
Citation:
Hembram A, Panda MR, Mohanty BN, Pradhan CR, Dehuri M, Sahu A,
Behera M (2015) Prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths in
Banaraja fowls reared in semi-intensive system of management
in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha, Veterinary World 8(6):
723-726.
Abstract
Aim: Studies on the
prevalence of gastrointestinal helminths infection in Banaraja
fowls of Mayurbhanj district in Odisha with respect to
semi-intensive system of rearing.
Materials and Methods: A total of 160 Banaraja birds
(30 males and 130 females) belonging to two age groups (below 1
month age and above 1 month) were examined for the presence of
different species of gastrointestinal helminth infection over a
period of 1-year. The method of investigation included collection
of fecal sample and gastrointestinal tracts, examination of fecal
sample of birds, collection of parasites from different part of
gastrointestinal tract, counting of parasites, and examination of
the collected parasites by standard parasitological techniques
followed by morphological identification as far as possible up to
the species level.
Results: Overall, 58.75% birds were found infected with
various gastrointestinal helminths. Total five species of
parasites were detected that included Ascaridia galli
(25.63%), Heterakis gallinarum (33.75%), Raillietina
tetragona (46.25%), Raillietina echinobothrida
(11.87%), and Echinostoma revolutum (1.87%). Both single
(19.15%) as well as mixed (80.85%) infection were observed.
Highest incidence of infection was observed during rainy season
(68.88%) followed by winter (66.66%) and least in summer season
(41.81%). Sex-wise incidence revealed slightly higher occurrence
among females (59.23%) than males (56.67%). Age-wise prevalence
revealed that chicks were more susceptible (77.77%) than adults
(51.30%) to gastrointestinal helminths infection.
Conclusions: Present study revealed that mixed infection with
gastrointestinal helminths of different species was more common
than infection with single species and season-wise prevalence was
higher in rainy season followed by winter and summer. Chicks were
found to be more prone to this parasitic infection and a slight
higher prevalence among female birds was observed.
Keywords: Banaraja fowl, gastrointestinal helminths,
prevalence.
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