Medjouel Ilyes
Faculty of Biology, University of Oran Es-Senia, B.P. 1524, Oran El-Mnaouer, Oran, Algeria
Benakhla Ahmed
University of El-Tarf, B.P. 73.000, El-Tarf, Algerie
Senouci Kheira
Faculty of Biology, University of Oran Es-Senia, B.P. 1524, Oran El-Mnaouer, Oran, Algeria
Djelil Hanene
Faculty of Biology, University of Oran Es-Senia, B.P. 1524, Oran El-Mnaouer, Oran, Algeria
Matallah Fouzi
University of El-Tarf, B.P. 73.000, El-Tarf, Algerie
ABSTRACT
A study was carried out on 144 local chickens (Gallus gallus domesticus), from rural area of El-Tarf to determine the prevalence of chewing lice (Phthiraptera). The overall prevalence rate was 100% in the El-Tarf poultry. Nine different species of chewing lice were identified during this study: Menopon gallinae, Goniocotes gallinae, Lipeurus caponis, Goniodes dissimilis, Goniodes gigas, Menacanthus stramineus, Cuclotogaster heterographus, Menacanthus cornutus and Menacanthus pallidulus. Menopon gallinae (97.2%) was the most prevalent lice identified. The mean intensity of lice in the area of El-Tarf was 172.5 per chicken. Menopon gallinae was the species which has the highest mean intensity of infestation (83.2%). The distribution of nine chewing lice on poultry and their most preferred sites was determined.
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Medjouel Ilyes, Benakhla Ahmed, Senouci Kheira, Djelil Hanene and Matallah Fouzi, 2013. Prevalence and Distribution of Chewing Lice (Phthiraptera) in Free Range Chickens from the Traditional Rearing System in the Algerian North East, Area of El-Tarf. International Journal of Poultry Science, 12: 721-725.
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2013.721.725
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.721.725
DOI: 10.3923/ijps.2013.721.725
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ijps.2013.721.725
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