Publication Type: | Journal Article |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Authors: | S. Mukaratirwa, Hove T. |
Journal: | Journal of the South African Veterinary Association |
Volume: | 80 |
Issue: | 3 |
Pagination: | 188 - 191 |
Date Published: | 2009 |
ISSN: | 1019-9128 |
Keywords: | Cestodes, ectoparasites, free-range chickens, husbandry, Zimbabwe |
Abstract: | A survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and husbandry aspects of indigenous free-range chickens was carried out in selected districts from the highveld and lowveld of rural Zimbabwe. The survey recorded infection with 4 species from the order Phthiraptera (lice), 1 species from the order Siphonaptera (fleas), 6 species from the order Acarina (ticks and mites) and 9 species of cestodes. Among the ectoparasites, the most prevalent was |
URL: | http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/view/200 |
DOI: | 10.4102/jsava.v80i3.200 |
Short Title: | J S Afr Vet Assoc |
A survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and management of free-range indigenous chickens in rural Zimbabwe
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