Agba AA¹*, Abu AO² and Bashaku YD³

¹Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Gusau, Nigeria
²Department of Science Education, Prince Abubakar Audu University, Lokoja, Nigeria
³Department of Integrated Science, Federal College of Education, Technical, Gusau, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Agba AA, Department of Biological Sciences, Federal University Gusau, Nigeria.

Received: October 28, 2024; Published: November 22, 2024

Abstract

Poultry diseases such as gastrointestinal helminthes (cestodes, nematodes and trematodes); viruses; bacteria and the coccidians or eimmeria species remain one of the major threats to boosting poultry production especially in Nigeria. Gastrointestinal tracts 400 hundred of poultry comprising of 189 chicken, 107 guinea fowls and 104 pigeons slaughtered at Tsohuwar Kasuwa Market slaughtering slabs, into sterile bottles containing 10% formalin and transported to the laboratory for examination. The faecal flotation technique was used to analyse the faecal samples collected. 17.8% (71) of the 400 poultry examined were positive for intestinal parasites. Out of the six parasites isolated, four were nematodes (Heterakis gallinarum 6.0%, Ascarid egg 3.5%, Strongyloides sp 2.25% and Trichostrongylus spp. 1.8%) and two were cestodes (Raillietina spp. 2.25% and Hymenolepis spp. (2.0%) (P > 0.05). The prevalence was highest in guinea fowl (20.6%) followed by chicken (19.6%) while the least prevalence was obtained among the pigeon (11.5) (P > 0.05). That the prevalence of infection was highest among the young 32 (18.9%) compared to the adult poultry (16.9%) in the 400 birds sampled. This difference obtained was not statistically significant (P > 0.05). The results of the study also showed that female poultry were more infected (21.4%) than the male (13.1%) but the difference obtained among them was not statistically significant P > 0.05). Regular and proper deworming of the poultry should be done. Moreso, efforts should be directed toward improving our management systems as adequate housing, improved sanitary condition of the environment.

 Keywords: Poultry; Tsohuwar Kasuwa; Nematodes; Cestodes

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Citation

Citation: Agba AA., et al. “Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infection in Some Poultry Slaugther at Tsohuwar Kasuwa, Gusau, Zamfara State, Nigeria". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 6.12 (2024): 25-31.

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