Open AccessAssessment of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Chicken Slaughtered in Creek Road Market, Port Harcourt
Author(s) -
Kingsley Elele,
Adedokun Ambali Amudatu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of advances in microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-7116
DOI - 10.9734/jamb/2021/v21i830372
Subject(s) - port harcourt , veterinary medicine , biology , livestock , helminths , medicine , zoology , ecology , socioeconomics , sociology
Aim: The study was conducted to determine the gastrointestinal parasites among slaughtered Chicken at Yam Zone Market, Creek Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria.
Study Design: Gastrointestinal tracts of slaughtered chicken were collected weekly from a vendor. Each part of the GIT was emptied into separate vessel containing normal saline.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out in a chicken market in Port Harcourt, Nigeria for a period of 4 months (January-April 2020).
Methodology: A total of 100 chickens (comprising of broilers and layers) of which samples were collected from their gastrointestinal tracts were examined using formol-ether concentration methods for the presence of gastrointestinal parasites.
Results: Eighty-four (84) parts of the gastrointestinal tracts accounted for 14.0% found to be infected with parasites. The gastrointestinal protozoan isolated is Eimeria spp (52.4%) while helminths species found were, Ascaridia galli (47.6%). There were no cestodes and trematodes identified.
Conclusion: Poultry management system needs to be improved with a viable biosecurity control strategy towards healthy production of livestock chickens for human consumption.