Research Article
Gastrointestinal Helminth Parasites of Chicken under Different Management System in Mekelle Town, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Table 4
The helminth parasites infection rate in chickens under different factors (necropsy).
| Possible Risk Factors | Number Examined. | Number positive | Percentage (%) | P-value |
| Management | Intensive | 42 | 36 | 85.7 | 0.20 | | Backyard | 96 | 89 | 92.7 | | Breed | Exotic | 42 | 36 | 85.7 | 0.20 | | Local | 96 | 89 | 92.7 | | Sex | Male | 96 | 88 | 91.7 | 0.79 | | Female | 42 | 37 | 88.1 | |
| Overall parasitism | 138 | 125 | 90.6 | |
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