A comparative Study of ecto and endo parasites of free range and captive Fowl in Sangli District, Maharashtra
1 Department of Zoology, Willington College, Sangli, Maharashtra-416416.
2 Department of Zoology, Miraj Mahavidyalaya, Miraj-416410.
3 Department of zoology, P. V. P. College, K. Mahankal, Sangli, Maharashtra-416406.
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Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017, 01(03), 054–058.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2017.1.3.0056
Publication history:
Received on 06 November 2017; revised on 02 December 2017; accepted on 14 December 2017
Abstract:
Among the agricultural practices poultry is one of the main financial sources in western Maharashtra. In the present research we concentrated on one of the main source economic loss of the poultry farmers, the parasitic infestation. We selected free range birds and captive birds of both male and female. In the present study we observed that females are more resistant to parasitic infestation than male. The captive birds are more prone to parasitic infestation than free range one, indicating the improper caring of the birds in the study localities. Concerned with ectoparasite lice is outnumbered flowed by fleas and mite. Concerned with Endoparasites Ascaridiae is greater cause of infection than Heterakis, Subulura and Raillietina tetragona. This research work will enable the poultry farmers to assess their fowls regarding the various ecto and endo parasite infections and how to manipulate their day to day care of the birds to minimize the parasitic infections and their by increase the productivity, because parasitic infection directly correlates with egg production and meat quality.
Keywords:
Poultry; Ectoparasite; Endoparasites; Lice; flea; Mite; Ascaridiae
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