CHARAKTERYSTYKA POPULACJI WSZOŁÓW (MALLOPHAGA) U BAŻANTA (PHASIANUS COLCHICUS L.)

English title: CHARACTERISTIC OF POPULATION OF BITING LICE (MALLOPHAGA) IN PHEASANT (PHASIANUS COLCHICUS L.)

During four years (1975-79) 117 males of pheasants (young and adult) from Lower Silesia were examined. It was found 4474 biting lice belonging to 7 species (Table 1 and 2). Extensity of infestation was 90,60/o and mean intensity 42,2. The degree O'f infestation by biting lice were determined in 2 age groups as well as in 5 next months of autumn-winter period (Table 2, 3 and 4). It was found that
during all period study (October-March) the intensity and extensity were fluctuated and the maximum was in March. In young pheasants the infestation with many species were more frequent than in adultus (Table 5) as well as the intensity of infection was higher.