Abstract: This study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Nematodes of village chickens slaughtered at six poultry dressing slabs (N = 600) within Gombe metropolis by postmortem and parasitological examination of gastrointestinal tracts and trachea. A total of seven Nematode species were identified in this present study with an overall prevalence of 20.1% in the Nothern markets and 19.5% in the Southern markets of the study area. Three nematode species recovered from the intestine were Heterakis gallinarum (365), Ascaridia galli (267) and Gongylonema ingluvicola (21), Subulura brumpti (123) was found in the caecum while Dispharynx nasuta (34) and Cheilospirura hamulosa (34) were found in the gizzard and Syngamus trachea (6) was recovered from trachea. There were no statistical significant association between the occurrence of the infection and the two zones of the study area (p >0.05), except for Syngamus trachea having a statistical significant association (p< 0.05) between its occurrence and the two zones of the study area with the odd of occurrence having a value of 13.265 in the Northern zone. The study also indicated that female sex had a higher prevalence (70.1%) than the male (60.2%). There was a statistical significant association among the sex group and occurrence of the infection (p < 0.05). The odd of occurrence was about twice in the female than male. This study provides baseline data on prevalence and species distribution of nematodes of village chickens in Gombe. There is therefore the need for further studies on epidemiology and economic significance of nematodes of village chickens under the traditional free range management system.
Keywords: Nematodes, parasite, prevalence, village chickens, Gombe, Nigeria.
Title: Survey And Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes in Village Chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus) Slaughtered in Gombe Metropolis Poultry Dressing Slabs
Author: J. R. Lawal, I. U. Hambali, S. M. Jajere, A. M. Bello, A. A. Biu, G. Musa
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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