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Research (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 - 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.



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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