Chicks | Parasite recovery days post-infection | Total | Recovery rate (%) | |||||||
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7th day | 14th | 21st | 28th | |||||||
Set 1 | 1 | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | 16 |
Set 2 | - | - | 1 | 7 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 8 |
Set 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 15 | - | - | 17 | 17 |
Set 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 |
Characters | Ase | |
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Mean±SD | Range | |
Body Length (BL) | 1387.6±271 | 938–2157 |
Greatest width | 613.1 ± 85.8 | 938–2157 |
Forebody length (FBL) | 563.5 ± 102.9 | 375–830.8 |
FBL as % t age of BL | 40.8 ± 3.1 | 34.6–47.1 |
Oral sucker length (OSL) | 253.3 ± 43.7 | 147.4–294.8 |
Oral sucker width (OSW) | 260.0 ± 43.6 | 160.8–335.0 |
Ventral sucker length | 167.2 ± 24.9 | 107.2–207.7 |
Ventral sucker width | 170.5 ± 20.8 | 120.6–214.4 |
OSW/VSW ratio | 1.5 ± 0.1 | 1.2–1.8 |
DBS | 298.8 ± 90.2 | 174.2–522.6 |
Pharynx length | 130 ± 22.2 | 80.4–160.8 |
Pharynx width | 126.3 ± 20.8 | 80.4–160.8 |
Parameters | Natural infections (Ghana) | 28th day post-infection in chicks (Nigeria) | Natural infection (Nigeria) (this study) | ||
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Range | Range | Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | |
Body length (BL) | 6300–11100 | 5600–700 | 6600±800 | 7100–10000 | 8600±900 |
Maximum width | 1700–3100 | 1400–2100 | 1600±230 | 1800–2700 | 2200±400 |
Oral sucker length | 840–1130 | 600–830 | 720±90 | 1000–1200 | 1000±60 |
Oral sucker width | 780–1070 | 570–930 | 790-±120 | 1000–1400 | 1100±100 |
Ventral sucker length | 560–880 | 500–600 | 550±40 | 600–800 | 700±80 |
Ventral sucker width | 533–780 | 470–730 | 550±80 | 530–830 | 700±100 |
OSW/VSV ratio | - | 1100–1700 | 1500±200 | 1400–2600 | 1700±300 |
Distance between suckers | - | 800–1330 | 1110±190 | 1100–1700 | 1400±200 |
Forebody length (FBL) | - | 1770–2100 | 1940±120 | 2100–2900 | 2500±200 |
FBL as percentage of BL | - | 25.9–34.5 | 29.6±2.9 | 25.7–34.5 | 29.7±3.0 |
Pharynx length | 400–630 | 370–470 | 410±40 | 500–700 | 600±70 |
Pharyx width | 400–590 | 330–470 | 400±41 | 400–600 | 500±50 |
Oesophagus length | - | 30–130 | 90±40 | 70–130 | 90±3 |
Anterior testis length | 470–1180 | 430–630 | 520±80 | 500–1000 | 700±200 |
Anterior testis width | 440–1000 | 400–600 | 510±70 | 330–730 | 900±200 |
Posterior testis length | 810–1380 | 400–600 | 470±70 | 500–800 | 700±120 |
Posterior testis width | 560–1030 | 500–900 | 780±15 | 700–1600 | 1100±240 |
Cirrus pouch length | 350–740 | 570–670 | 630±38 | 600–1030 | 800±140 |
Cirrus pouch width | 290–590 | 530–670 | 640±53 | 600–1300 | 900±200 |
Ovary length | 400–650 | 330–530 | 400±76 | 400–700 | 600±100 |
Ovary width | 300–520 | 370–430 | 390±32 | 300–600 | 500±100 |
Egg length | 23–33 | - | - | 30–35 | 30±3 |
Egg width | 15–19 | - | - | 13–20 | 17±2 |
Parameters | 7 days (n=5 | 14 days (n=7) | 21 days (n=7) | 28 days (n=8) | Natural infections (n=11) | |||||
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Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | Range | Mean±SD | Range | |
Body Length (BL) | 2458±202 | 2164–273 | 3510±389 | 2930–4029 | 5865±1010 | 4562–7192 | 6639±865 | 5561–7726 | 8639.8±927 | 7060–10089 |
Body width | 729±45 | 683–799 | 899±94.2 | 766–1032 | 1517±270 | 1199–1864 | 1640±229 | 1432–2098 | 2183±363 | 1765–2731 |
Forebody length (FBL) | 1026±119 | 866–1199 | 1246±88 | 1132–-1365 | 1755±286 | 1399–2231 | 1944±123 | 1764–2098 | 2546±219. | 2098–2930 |
FBL as %tage of BL | 41.6±1.44 | 40.0–43.9 | 35.7±2.59 | 32.2–39.0 | 30.1±1.79 | 26.7–32.1 | 29.6±2.9 | 25.9–34.5 | 29.7±3.0 | 25.7–34.5 |
Oral sucker length | 446.2±44.7 | 399.6–499.5 | 528.0±30.0 | 466.2–566.1 | 675.5±65.8 | 599.4–765.9 | 720.1±90.7 | 599.4–832.5 | 1044.4±60.1 | 965.7–1165.5 |
Oral sucker width | 456.2±49.4 | 383.0–499.5 | 551.8±24.4 | 532.8–599.4 | 761.1±107.8 | 632.7–932.4 | 786.7±115.3 | 566.1–932.4 | 1135.2±113.9 | 990.0–1365.3 |
Ventral sucker length | 273.4±15.3 | 254.6–294.8 | 423.2±210.1 | 335.0–899.1 | 480.5±68.9 | 399.6–566.1 | 553.6±35.3 | 499.5–599.4 | 678.1±84.6 | 566.1–832.5 |
Ventra sucker width | 273.4±26.1 | 227.8–294.8 | 358.0±27.6 | 321.6–388.6 | 518.5±76.6 | 399.6–599.4 | 545.3±81.4 | 466.2–732.6 | 687.2±96.8 | 532.8–832.5 |
OSW/VSW ratio | 1.7±0.2 | 1.3–1.9 | 1.6±0.1 | 1.4–1.7 | 1.5±0.1 | 1.3–1.6 | 1.5±0.2 | 1.1–1.7 | 1.7±0.3 | 1.4–2.6 |
Pharynx length | 203.7±27.5 | 174.2–227.8 | 260.3±24.3 | 214.4–281.4 | 399.6±19.2 | 366.3–432.9 | 407.9±42.7 | 366.3–466.2 | 560.0±66.3 | 466.2–666.0 |
Pharynx width | 243.9±25.8 | 214.4–281.4 | 279.5±27.3 | 254.6–321.6 | 383.0±31.9 | 333.0–432.9 | 403.8±41.5 | 333.0–466.6 | 469.2±54.6 | 366.6–566.1 |
Distance between suckers | 576.1±87.8 | 466.2–699.3 | 718.3±74.1 | 632.7–832.5 | 980.0±186.3 | 765.9–1265.4 | 1111.4±188.3 | 799.2–1332.0 | 1416.±186.2 | 1065.6–1665.0 |
Oesophagus length | 48.2±20.3 | 26.8–80.4 | 38.0±15.7 | 26.8–67.0 | 85.6±26.2 | 66.6–133.2 | 86.6±38.0 | 33.3–133.2 | 92.3±25.1 | 66.6–133.2 |
Cirrus length | - | - | - | - | 507.8±106.6 | 399.6–599.4 | 627.±38.9 | 566.1–666.0 | 812.5±137.0 | 566.1–1032.3 |
Cirrus width | - | - | - | - | 591.1±147.4 | 432.9–732.6 | 638.3±53.3 | 532.8–666.0 | 865.8±194.2 | 566.1–1298.7 |
Anterior testis length | - | - | - | - | 541.1±116.6 | 399.6–666.0 | 521.7±80.7 | 432.9–632.7 | 716.0±160.3 | 499.5–999.0 |
Anterior testis width | - | - | - | - | 582.8±79.3 | 499.5–666.0 | 510.6±71.9 | 399.6–599.4 | 899.1±201.6 | 699.3–1398.6 |
Posterior testis length | - | - | - | - | 557.8±187.1 | 399.6–765.9 | 471.8±74.2 | 399.6–599.4 | 722.6±115.4 | 532.8–832.5 |
Posterior testis width | - | - | - | - | 757±298.3 | 499.5–1032.3 | 782.6±151.5 | 499.5–899.1 | 1115.6±235..6 | 732.6–1565.1 |
Ovary length | - | - | - | - | 416.3±69.3 | 333.0–499.5 | 399.6±75.9 | 333.0–532.8 | 559.4±96.5 | 432.9–732.6 |
Ovary width | - | - | - | - | 474.5±50.0 | 432.9–532.8 | 394.1±32.7 | 366.3–432.9 | 462.9±90.8 | 299.7–566.1 |
Egg length | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30.5±2.5 | 26.8–34.8 |
Egg width | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17.2±2.3 | 13.4–20.1 |
04 | - | 04 | 3 | 75.0 | 4.33 | |
04 | - | 04 | 2 | 50.0 | 120.8 | |
30 | - | 30 | 25 | 83.3 | 98.6±47.3 | |
- | 22 | 22 | 22 | 100 | 39.9±9.1 | |
02 | - | 02 | - | - | - |