TY - JOUR T1 - 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 JF - International Journal of Poultry Science Y1 - 2013 DO - 10.3923/ijps.2013.721.725 A1 - Ilyes Medjouel A1 - Ahmed Benakhla A1 - Kheira Senouci A1 - Hanene Djelil A1 - Fouzi Matallah SP - 721 EP - 725 KW - Algeria KW - Chewing lice KW - chickens KW - Phthiraptera KW - rural AB -

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.

VL - 12 UR - http://www.scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.721.725 IS - 12 JO - International J. of Poultry Science ER -