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New Parasitic records of Aves: Phasianidae (Alectoris chukar) in Malakand division northern, Pakistan


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Map of northern Pakistan showing administrative details and site of the study area.
Map of northern Pakistan showing administrative details and site of the study area.

Prevalence of Helminthes parasite species in chukar partridges.

Endoparasites spp. No of No of infected Prevalence Infection rate (%)
Infection sites
parasites birds of infected birds
Raillietina echinobothrida 7 3 4.3 8.7 2.1 Small intestine
Raillietina tetragona 9 5 7.1 13 4.2 Small intestine
Amoebotaenia cuneate 3 1 1.4 0 2.1 Small intestine
Choanotaenia infundibulum 1 1 1.4 2.1 Small intestine
Hypoderaeum conoideum 3 1 1.4 0 2.1 Small intestine
Lyperosomum longicauda 2 1 1.4 2.1 Bile duct
Heterakis gallinarum 5 3 4.3 8.7 2.1 Intestinal caecum
Ascaridia galli 13 7 10 8.7 10.6 Small intestine
Capillaria phasianina 10 7 10 13 8.5 Small intestine

Total parasites 53 29 41.3 52.1 36

Helminthes parasite species reported in chukar and Alectoris species worldwide.

Alectoris species

barbara graeca rufa chukar References
Cestoda
Choanotaenia infundibulum It Fr Sp Bu, Ir Vasilev, 1992; Al-Barwari & Saeed, 2012; Tarazona et al., 1978; Masala et al., 1986; Belleau & Léonard, 1991
Raillietina tetragona It Tu Sp Ir Al-Barwari & Saeed, 2012; Masala et al., 1986; Koroglu & Tasan, 1996; Reina et al., 1992

Nematodes
Ascaridia galli It, US Tibbits & Babero, 1969; Macchioni & Marconcini, 1982
Capillaria phasianina Gr Githkopoulos, 1984
Capillaria contorta Sp Gr Githkopoulos, 1984; Reina et al., 1992
Ganguleterakis altaica Ka Bu Vasilev, 1992; Gvozdev, 1956
Ganguleterakis macroura Bu Vasilev, 1992
Ganguleterakis tenuicaudata Fr Sp Bu Vasilev, 1992; Tarazona et al., 1978; Belleau & Léonard, 1991
Heterakis gallinarum Ka, Fr, Tu Sp Ir Al-Barwari & Saeed, 2012; Gvozdev, 1956; Belleau & Léonard, 1991; Reina et al., 1992; Tarazona et al., 1978

Trematodes
Dicrocoelium petroni Bu Vasilev, 1992
Hypoderaeum conoideum Bu Vasilev, 1992

Conoidasida
Eimeria kofodi Ir Al-Barwari & Saeed, 2012
Eimeria caucasica Ir Al-Barwari & Saeed, 2012

Weight comparison between infected and uninfected male and female partridge.

Host Total no Infected Mean weight Non infected Mean weight
Male 23 12 545.3 g 11 557.6 g
Female 47 17 463.5 g 30 478.7 g
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1336-9083
Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
4 razy w roku
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Life Sciences, Zoology, Ecology, other, Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Microbiology, Virology and Infection Epidemiology