Veterinary Archives, Vol. 80 No. 2, 2010.
Short communication, Note
The prevalence and pathology of Raillietina cesticillus in indigenous chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) in the temperate Himalayan region of Kashmir - short communication
Sheikh T. Salam
; Department of Zoology, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Masood S. Mir
; Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Abdul R. Khan
; Division of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, SKUAST-K, Shuhama, Srinagar, Kashmir, India
Abstract
Research was undertaken into Raillietina cesticillus infection in scavenging indigenous chicken in the Kashmir valley from January 2005 to December 2006. A total of 478 birds of different age groups and both sexes were randomly selected from 10 villages and screened through clinical, parasitological and pathoanatomical examinations. The study indicated that 23.22% (111/478) of the chicken were infected with R. cesticillus either singly or in association with other parasites - Amoebotaenia sphenoides, Raillietina tetragona and Choanotaenia infundibulum. Annual occurrence of the infection was found to be 24.03% (56/233) and 22.44% (55/245). There was a marked seasonal difference in load and mean intensity of infection. A histologically variable degree of degenerative changes was observed with more severe changes in heavy infestation. The inflammatory reaction was characterized by predominant infiltration of heterophils and lymphocytes.
Keywords
domestic fowl; Raillietina cesticillus; prevalence; pathology
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Publication date:
26.4.2010.
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