@article {94861,
	title = {Ecto and Endo Parasites of Domestic Birds in Owan West, East and Akoko-Edo in Edo State of Nigeria},
	journal = {Annals of Reviews and Research},
	volume = {4},
	year = {2018},
	pages = {8 pp},
	type = {Open Access. 555629.pdf},
	abstract = {<p>Twenty-three (23) live domestic birds comprising of 13 chickens (Gallus gallus domestica), 6 ducks (Anas sparsa), and 4 pigeons (Columbia livie) distributed across 3 Local Government Council Areas (LGAs) in Owan West, East and Akoko-Edo of Edo State, Nigeria, was screened for ecto- and endo-parasites. In addition, two hundred (200) faecal samples from 200 domestic birds distributed across the 3 LGAs were investigated for endoparasites. From the 23 live birds, nine species of ectoparasite (Mallophaga-lice), were recovered, of which Menopon gallinae recorded the highest prevalence (23.33\%), while Coclutogaster heterographus recorded the least (3.33\%). 162 of the 223 birds (23 live birds + 200 faecal samples) investigated were positive for endoparasites recording an overall prevalence of 72.65\%. From these hosts, 25 species of endo-helminths comprising of 9 species of cestode; 13 species of nematode; 3 species of trematode and some protozoan sporocysts were recovered. Raillietina tetragona recorded the highest overall prevalence (20.40\%), while Amidostomum anseris recorded the least with a prevalence of 0.20\%. All 13 live chickens (100\%) and 2 pigeons (50\%) were observed to be infected with endoparasites. They included: 8 species of cestode; 3 species of nematode and a trematode species. R. tetragona recorded the highest overall prevalence (24.69\%) while A. anseris recorded the least with a prevalence of 0.94\%. A total of 147 (73.50\%) of the 200 faecal samples investigated recorded various species of endoparasites. They included: 12 species of nematode (63.39\%); 6 species of cestode (29.46\%); 2 species of trematode (6.25\%) and some unsporulated protozoan sporocysts (0.89\%). Heterakis gallinarum recorded the highest prevalence (21.88\%) while A. anseris recorded the least (0.45\%). These observations showed that the recorded ecto-and endo-parasites are major consequences of the bird\&rsquo;s migratory and feeding habits.</p>
},
	keywords = {Anas sparsa, Coclutogaster heteronaphus, Columbia livie, Ecto and endo parasites; Domestic birds; Feeding habits and Parasitic infections, Gallus gallus domestica},
	url = {https://juniperpublishers.com/arr/pdf/ARR.MS.ID.555629.pdf},
	author = {E.U. Edosomwan and E.J. Igetei}
}
