Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites of Chicken under Different Management System in Mekelle Town, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Table 2
Describing prevalence of helminth parasite Species identified among the considered risk factors (coproscopy).
Possible risk factors
No. examined
A.
H.
Cap.
R.
R.
R.
D.
H.
Management
Intensive
125
62 (49.6)
64 (51.2)
43 (34.4)
69 (55.2)
54 (43.2)
54 (43.2)
57 (45.6)
45 (36.0)
Semi-intensive
130
93 (71.5)
94 (72.3)
94 (65.4)
50 (38.5)
62 (47.7)
81 (62.3)
85 (63.4)
41 (31.5)
Backyard
155
118 (76.1)
111 (71.6)
115 (74.2)
112 (72.3)
108 (69.7)
111 (71.6)
124 (80.0)
29 (18.7)
Breed
Exotic
213
124 (58.2)
129 (60.6)
102 (47.9)
108 (50.7)
94 (44.1)
107 (50.2)
113 (53.1)
65 (30.5)
Local
194
149 (75.6)
140 (71.1)
141 (71.6)
123 (62.4)
130 (67.0)
139 (70.6)
153 (77.7)
50 (25.4)
Sex
Male
209
150 (71.8)
153 (73.2)
132 (63.2)
118 (56.5)
119 (57.5)
131 (62.7)
137 (65.6)
55 (26.3)
Female
201
123 (61.2)
116 (57.7)
111 (55.2)
113 (56.2)
105 (52.2)
115 (57.2)
129 (64.2)
60 (29.9)
Overall parasite species
410
273(66.6)
269(65.6)
243(59.3)
231(56.3)
224(54.6)
246(60.0)
266(64.9)
115(28.1)
a, Ascaridia galli; b, Heterakis gallinarum; c, Capillaria species; d, Raillietina tetragona; e, Raillietina echinobothrida; f, Raillietina cesticillus; g, Davania proglottina; h, Hymenolepis carioca. The numbers within the table stand for the following: number positive (prevalence in percentage).
