Prevalence of helminth in the alimentary tract of house reared chickens in Al-Dewania city

Abstract

We examined 125 faecal samples of house reared chickens from different region  of al dewania city of different ages between (6 months –5 Years). from ( January of 2010 – the end of august 2010 ). The percentage of the total infection of the internal helminthes egg  68,8% .

    The egg of Ascaridia galli was the most commen represented with 21.6 % . while the oocystes of Eimeria spp represented with 15.2% . Capillaria spp represented with 13,6% . while the eggs of Heterakis gallinarum represented with 12% . The eggs of Raillietina spp represented with 6,4 % . The mixed infection was the most predominant being 40,69  %.