@article {96534,
	title = {Prevalence of ectoparasites in free-range backyard chicken flocks in northeast Algeria},
	journal = {Veterinarska stanica},
	volume = {52},
	year = {2021},
	month = {Jun-07-2021},
	pages = {693-702},
	abstract = {<p><jats p="">Free-range backyard chicken breeding is gaining popularity in Algerian rural regions. Due to the natural rearing conditions, chickens are exposed a wide range of microbes and ectoparasites. Currently, little is known about the variety of ectoparasites infesting free-range chickens in Algeria. The present study was conducted over a two year period on 169 backyard chicken, with the aim of identifying and estimating the prevalence of ectoparasites on different body parts of the chickens, and their immediate environments in northeast Algeria. In total, 9943 ectoparasites were identified, and the seven most dominant species were: Menopon gallinae (82.84\%), Goniodes dissimilis (15.97\%), Menacanthus stramineus (13.60\%), Goniocotes gallinae (6.50\%), Lipeurus caponis (5.23\%), Argas persicus (9.46\%) and Dermanyssus gallinae (1.18\%). Menopon gallinae was the most frequent isolated ectoparasite throughout the year. Soft ticks Argas persicus were isolated during spring and summer, mainly from crevices and cracks, while the chicken red mite Dermanyssus gallinae was detected in autumn with a low load on bird body parts and a high abundance in nests. These results list the most abundant ectoparasites in backyard chickens, which could facilitate the improvement of rearing management.</jats></p>
},
	keywords = {Algeria, backyard chickens, ectoparasite, Prevalence},
	issn = {1849-1170, 0350-7149},
	doi = {10.46419/vs.52.6.3},
	url = {https://hrcak.srce.hr/249013},
	author = {Amir Nahal and Souad Righi and Mehdi Boucheikhchoukh and Ahmed Benakhla}
}
@article {94894,
	title = {Prevalence and Distribution of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) in Free Range Chickens from the Traditional Rearing System in the Algerian North East, Area of El-Tarf},
	journal = {International Journal of Poultry Science},
	volume = {12},
	year = {2013},
	month = {2013},
	pages = {721 - 725},
	abstract = {<p>A study was carried out on 144 local chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), from rural area of El-Tarf to determine the prevalence of chewing lice (Phthiraptera). The overall prevalence rate was 100\% in the El- Tarf poultry. Nine different species of chewing lice were identified during this study: Menopon gallinae, Goniocotes gallinae, Lipeurus caponis, Goniodes dissimilis, Goniodes gigas, Menacanthus stramineus, Cuclotogaster heterographus, Menacanthus cornutus and Menacanthus pallidulus. Menopon gallinae (97.2\%) was the most prevalent lice identified. The mean intensity of lice in the area of El-Tarf was 172.5 per chicken. Menopon gallinae was the species which has the highest mean intensity of infestation (83.2\%). The distribution of nine chewing lice on poultry and their most preferred sites was determined.</p>
},
	keywords = {Algeria, Chewing lice, chickens, Phthiraptera, rural},
	issn = {16828356},
	doi = {10.3923/ijps.2013.721.725},
	url = {http://www.scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.721.725},
	author = {Ilyes Medjouel and Ahmed Benakhla and Kheira Senouci and Hanene Djelil and Fouzi Matallah}
}
