Percentage and Severity of the infection of chewing lice on poultry in Basrah | ||
| basrah journal of science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 32, Issue 1, April 2014, Pages 54-78 PDF (0 K) | ||
| Authors | ||
| Hasnaa T. Khutheer; Mufeed A. Habeeb; | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Nine species of chewing lice were detected as on ectoparasites on both chickens and pigeons during the period from September, 2009 – August 2010 all have been identified . The infestation percentage for the poultry was 73.9% out of 307, white for the chickens was 69.7% out of 188 and 79.6% from 119 for the pig on. The percentage was high in the rurual regions reach in 70-100%, than the urban regions which reached 75-100% for the same period. Result showed, then were difference in the number of permanent, found on chicken and pigeon, these on Chicken was high than on pigeon. The results explain that there are present differences in the number of species of chewing lice where found on chickens and pigeons during different months of the year ,the numbers of species that present on chickens more than it present on pigeons. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Infection percentage; Chewing Lice; domestics birds | ||
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