Table 3.
Ecological indices of individual GIH parasite species in country chicken
| GIH species | SE | SI | P% | MI | MA | II | DI | R | SS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. tetragona | 300 | 186 | 62.00 | 12.60 | 7.81 | 4.84 | 0.06 | 1–47 | Small intestine |
| Raillietina echinobothrida | 300 | 218 | 72.67 | 14.46 | 10.51 | 7.64 | 0.09 | 1–76 | Small intestine |
| R. cesticillus | 300 | 115 | 38.33 | 9.83 | 3.77 | 1.44 | 0.03 | 1–63 | Duodenum, Jejunum |
| D. proglottina | 300 | 129 | 43.00 | 37.47 | 16.11 | 6.93 | 0.13 | 5–105 | Duodenum |
| A. cuneata | 300 | 128 | 42.67 | 35.34 | 15.08 | 6.43 | 0.12 | 6–91 | Duodenum |
| Cotugnia spp. | 300 | 89 | 29.67 | 14.27 | 4.23 | 1.26 | 0.03 | 1–52 | Small intestine |
| Hymenolepis sp. 1 | 300 | 108 | 36.00 | 39.94 | 14.38 | 5.18 | 0.12 | 10–247 | Duodenum, Jejunum |
| Hymenolepis sp. 2 | 300 | 63 | 21.00 | 38.05 | 7.99 | 1.68 | 0.07 | 15–83 | Duodenum, Jejunum |
| A. galli | 300 | 136 | 45.33 | 13.40 | 6.08 | 2.75 | 0.05 | 1–118 | Small Intestine |
| H. gallinarum | 300 | 178 | 59.33 | 59.19 | 35.12 | 20.84 | 0.29 | 5–492 | Caeca |
SE, Number of samples examined; SI, Number of samples infected; P%, Prevalence of infection; MI, Mean Intensity; MA, Mean Abundance; II, Index of Infection; DI, Dominance Index; R, Range; SS, Site Specificity