Studies on incidence and outbreak of external parasites occurring in native chickens in central part of Thailand
1990
Arkom Sangvaranond (Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. Dept. of Pathology)
Studies on incidence and outbreak of ectoparasites occurring in adult native chickens by examination of 1781 fowls (662 males and 1119 females, aged about 1-4 years) from 39 ampurs and 151 districts of 6 provinces in central part of Thailand during the year 1989-1992 revealed incidence of the following ectoparasites; nine species of biting lice, Menopon gallinae 89.3 percent, Menacanthus pallidulus 3.9 percent Menacanthus stramineus 3.8 percent, unidentified amblycerans (Menopon spp.) 5.4 percent, Lipeurus caponis 75.8 percent, Oxylipeurus dentatus 2.1 percent, Goniocotes gallinae 7.6 percent, Goniodes dissimilis 5.1 percent and Chelopistes meleagridis 0.7 percent, one species of fleas, Echidnophaga gallinacea 5.3 percent; one species of ticks, Haemaphysalis (Kaiseriana) wellingtoni 0.2 percent; five species of mites, Dermanyssus gallinae 4.1 percent, Ornithonyssus bursa 9.9 percent, Megninia cubitalis 6.2 percent Pterolichus obtusus 42.7 percent and Knemidocoptes mutans. In addition, fauna and incidence of ectoparasites in various ampurs and provinces in central part of Thailand were also reported in this study.
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