INCIDENCE OF ECTOPARASITES OF DOMESTIC FOWL IN AN ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA

Authors

  • L. T. ZARIA University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Borno State. Nigeria.
  • P. K. SINHA University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Borno State. Nigeria.
  • L. S. NATITI University of  Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Borno State. Nigeria.
  • D. R. NAWATHE University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Bomo State. Nigeria.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v23i1.2186

Abstract

A total of 763 domestic fowls in Maiduguri a domestic fowl towns in the Arid Zone of Nigeria were examined for the presence in them of ectoparasites. The study revealed that 92.20% of the birds were of Nigeria. infested with ectoparasites. Major types of ectoparasites found were lice, ticks and mites and  their incidence was high in this area. A total of seven hundred and sixty three Management systems however influenced the incidence of the parasites and they were more flocks were prominent in July and least in January.

Author Biographies

L. T. ZARIA, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Borno State. Nigeria.

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

P. K. SINHA, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Borno State. Nigeria.

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

L. S. NATITI, University of  Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Borno State. Nigeria.

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

D. R. NAWATHE, University of Maiduguri, P.M.B. 1069, Maiduguri - Bomo State. Nigeria.

Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

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Published

2021-01-10

How to Cite

ZARIA, L. T. ., SINHA, P. K. ., NATITI, L. S. ., & NAWATHE, D. R. . . (2021). INCIDENCE OF ECTOPARASITES OF DOMESTIC FOWL IN AN ARID ZONE OF NIGERIA . Nigerian Journal of Animal Production, 23(1), 91–93. https://doi.org/10.51791/njap.v23i1.2186

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Vol. 23 No. 1 (1996)

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