Research Article

The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey

Volume: 12 Number: 4 December 31, 2019
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The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth in domestically farmed chicken in İpekyolu, Tuşba and Edremit districts in Van Province in Turkey. Feces of 185 chicken were examined and 78 chicken (42.16%) yielded positive results for single species, 26 (14.05%) were positive for two species, and 6 chicken (3.25%) were positive for three species. Six helminth eggs, four nematodes and two cestodes, were detected in infected chicken feces. Those infected with single species were studied based on helminth and infection types and the rates of infection was determined as: Capillaria spp. 23 (12.50%), Heterakis gallinarum 19 (10.32%), Ascaridia spp. 18 (9.78%), Raillietina spp. 8 (4.35%), Davania proglottina 6 (3.26%), Trichostrongylus tenuis 4 (2.17%). The infection determined in feces caused by two species were Capillaria spp. + Heterakis gallinarum 10 (5.43%), Capillaria spp. + Ascaridia spp. 8 (4.35%), Heterakis gallinarum + Ascaridia spp. 7 (3.78%), Raillietina spp. + Davania proglottina 1 (0.54%) and infection determined in feces caused by three species were determined as Capillaria spp. + Heterakis gallinarum + Davania proglottina 4 (2.17%) and Capillaria spp. + Heterakis gallinarum + Trichostrongylus tenuis 2 (1.09%). The findings of the present study indicated that helminth infections were significantly prevalent in domestic chicken in Van Province in Turkey.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Veterinary Sciences

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

October 10, 2019

Acceptance Date

November 14, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 12 Number: 4

APA
Denizhan, V., & Karakuş, A. (2019). The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, 12(4), 443-447. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.631622
AMA
1.Denizhan V, Karakuş A. The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey. kvj. 2019;12(4):443-447. doi:10.30607/kvj.631622
Chicago
Denizhan, Vural, and Ayşe Karakuş. 2019. “The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 (4): 443-47. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.631622.
EndNote
Denizhan V, Karakuş A (December 1, 2019) The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12 4 443–447.
IEEE
[1]V. Denizhan and A. Karakuş, “The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey”, kvj, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 443–447, Dec. 2019, doi: 10.30607/kvj.631622.
ISNAD
Denizhan, Vural - Karakuş, Ayşe. “The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal 12/4 (December 1, 2019): 443-447. https://doi.org/10.30607/kvj.631622.
JAMA
1.Denizhan V, Karakuş A. The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey. kvj. 2019;12:443–447.
MLA
Denizhan, Vural, and Ayşe Karakuş. “The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey”. Kocatepe Veterinary Journal, vol. 12, no. 4, Dec. 2019, pp. 443-7, doi:10.30607/kvj.631622.
Vancouver
1.Vural Denizhan, Ayşe Karakuş. The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Helminths in Domestically Farmed Chicken in Van, Turkey. kvj. 2019 Dec. 1;12(4):443-7. doi:10.30607/kvj.631622

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