Abstract
The ectoparasitic infestation of free range domestic fowls were surveyed between August and November, 2014. A total of 105 ectoparasites belonging to four species of two genera were collected. These were made up of three lice and one ixodid tick. The percentage occurrence of these parasites are: Menacanthus stramineus (50.5%), Rhipicephalus saguineus (29.5%), Damalinia ovis (12.4%) and Lipeurus caponis (7.6%). Lice were the most prevalent and predominant of the ectoparasites of the 35 free-range domestic fowls examined, 22 (62.9%) were infested. Among the fowls examined, 10 (28.6%) were infested by the tick, R. saguineus, while 20 (57.1%) were infested by lice, 16 (45.7%) by M. stramineus, 5 (14.3%) by L. caponis and 7 (20.0%) by D. ovis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents vi
List of tables
List of figures
List of appendix
Abstract ix
Chapter One
1.0. Introduction 1
1.1. Background of the Study 1
1.2. Aim/Objectives 10
Chapter Two
2.0. Literature Review 12
Chapter Three
3.0. Materials and methods 23
3.1 Materials 23
3.2 Identification of the ectoparasites 24
Chapter four
4.0 Results 26
Chapter five
5.0 Discussion 41
5.1 Recommendation 42
References 43
Appendix
The ectoparasitic infestation of free range domestic fowls were surveyed between August and November, 2014. A total of 105 ectoparasites belonging to four species of two genera were collected. These were made up of three lice and one ixodid tick. The percentage occurrence of these parasites are: Menacanthus stramineus (50.5%), Rhipicephalus saguineus (29.5%), Damalinia ovis (12.4%) and Lipeurus caponis (7.6%). Lice were the most prevalent and predominant of the ectoparasites of the 35 free-range domestic fowls examined, 22 (62.9%) were infested. Among the fowls examined, 10 (28.6%) were infested by the tick, R. saguineus, while 20 (57.1%) were infested by lice, 16 (45.7%) by M. stramineus, 5 (14.3%) by L. caponis and 7 (20.0%) by D. ovis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page i
Certification ii
Dedication iii
Acknowledgement iv
Table of Contents vi
List of tables
List of figures
List of appendix
Abstract ix
Chapter One
1.0. Introduction 1
1.1. Background of the Study 1
1.2. Aim/Objectives 10
Chapter Two
2.0. Literature Review 12
Chapter Three
3.0. Materials and methods 23
3.1 Materials 23
3.2 Identification of the ectoparasites 24
Chapter four
4.0 Results 26
Chapter five
5.0 Discussion 41
5.1 Recommendation 42
References 43
Appendix