Mohammed Balarabe R., Ojo Ayodeji A., Opara Maxwell N., Jegede Olorunfemi C., Agbede Rowland I. S.
Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, P.M.B 117 Abuja, Nigeria
Ann Parasitol. 2019;65(3):293-296. doi: 10.17420/ap6503.213.
Poultry production as one of the major sources of protein in Nigeria is constrained by parasitic diseases including haemo- and gastrointestinal (GI) parasites. The haemo- and endoparasites of indigenous chickens reared in Gwagwalada market, Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, Nigeria were studied. Blood and fecal samples were collected from 108 chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) between April–August, 2017. Thin blood smear, and floatation and sedimentation techniques were used for the blood and fecal samples, respectively. Of the 108 local chickens examined, 49 were males, while 59 were females. Overall, female chickens had higher infection rate with haemoparasites (53.1%) that males (46.9%). The blood parasites found mostly were Plasmodium spp., with a prevalence 54.6%, occurring in both male and female chickens examined. It was further revealed that endoparasites infected 60.8% of the female local chicken and 39.2% of the male. The mostly occured Ascaridia spp. with prevalence 35.2%; the least was Strongyloides avium (0.9%). Also, Eimeria spp. occysts were found in 8 (7.4%) of the chickens. This study provides basic information on the haemo- and endoparasites constantly infecting local breed of chickens reared in Gwagwalada Area Council, FCT- Abuja.
家禽养殖是尼日利亚主要的蛋白质来源之一，但受到包括血液寄生虫和胃肠道寄生虫在内的寄生虫病的制约。对尼日利亚阿布贾瓜瓜拉达地区议会瓜瓜拉达市场饲养的本地鸡的血液寄生虫和体内寄生虫进行了研究。2017年4月至8月期间，从108只鸡（家鸡）采集了血液和粪便样本。血液样本采用薄血涂片法，粪便样本分别采用漂浮法和沉淀法。在检查的108只本地鸡中，49只为雄性，59只为雌性。总体而言，雌性鸡的血液寄生虫感染率（53.1%）高于雄性鸡（46.9%）。发现的血液寄生虫主要是疟原虫属，在检查的雄性和雌性鸡中患病率均为54.6%。进一步发现，体内寄生虫感染了60.8%的雌性本地鸡和39.2%的雄性本地鸡。最常见的是禽蛔虫属，患病率为35.2%；最少见的是禽类圆线虫（0.9%）。此外，在8只（7.4%）鸡中发现了艾美耳球虫属卵囊。本研究提供了有关持续感染联邦首都地区阿布贾瓜瓜拉达地区议会饲养的本地品种鸡的血液寄生虫和体内寄生虫的基本信息。
