Original scientific paper

The prevalence of intestinal helminths in broiler chickens in Trinidad.

Vandanaa Baboolal ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Vijaya Suratsingh ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Lana Gyan ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Gabriel Brown ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Nkechi V. Offiah ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Abiodun A. Adesiyun ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Asoke K. Basu ; School of Veterinary Medicine,Faculty of Medical Sciences, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

Abstract

A study was conducted between September 2009 and August 2010 to identify intestinal helminths in commercial broiler chickens and estimate their prevalencet in Trinidad. Three hundred and forty four intact intestines of commercial broiler chickens were obtained from eight counties and examined. Of these 36 (10.5%) were found to harbor helminths. The chickens were found to have a single infection with nematodes (5.5%), a single infection with cestodes (4.1%) and a mixed infection with nematodes and cestodes (0.9%). No intestinal trematodes were detected. Four species of nematodes were identified as Ascaridia galli (5.8%), Heterakis gallinarum (0.9%), Subulura brumpti (0.3%), Capillaria sp. (0.3%), and the three species of cestodes found were Raillietina echinobothrida (2.3%), R. cesticillus (0.9%) and Choanotaenia infundibulum (2.3%). Helminth infection was found to be highest in the county of St. George (34.9%) followed by St. Andrew (14%), Caroni (9.3%), Victoria (9.3%), Mayaro (9.3%), Nariva (2.3%), St. Patrick (2.3%) and St. David (2.3%). A significant (P<0.001) difference was found in the prevalence of helminth infection between the counties. In spite of the short life span and rearing under intensive farm management, broiler chickens in Trinidad harbor several intestinal helminths.

Keywords

broiler chicken; inttestinal helminths; Trinidad

Hrčak ID:

93351

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/93351

Publication date:

5.12.2012.

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