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A Survey of the Intestinal Helminths Parasitic in British Domestic Fowl*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 November 2009

D. Wakelin
D. Wakelin
Affiliation:
Houghton Poultry Research Station, Houghton, Huntingdon
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1. Examination of 289 fowl showed that 69·2% were infected with intestinal helminths. The following 6 species were identified: Ascaridia galli (33·6%), Capillaria anatis (10·4%), C. caudinflata (15·9%), C. obsignata (45·3%), Davainea proglottina (0·7%) and Heterakis gallinarum (60·9%).

2. No parasites were found in the upper intestines of 151 fowl.

3. The results are compared with those of previous surveys and are discussed in relation to the age and management of the birds.

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Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 38 , Issue 1-2 , June 1964 , pp. 191 - 200
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1964

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