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. 2013 Mar 9;39(1):22–26. doi: 10.1007/s12639-013-0273-x

Table 1.

Prevalence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections in poultry farms of upper gangetic plains of India

Parasite-species Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand Overall percent prevalence (n = 58)
Broiler farms (n = 27) Layer farms (n = 9) Backyard units (n = 7) % prevalence (n = 43) Broiler farms (n = 7) Layer farms (n = 5) Backyard units (n = 3) % prevalence (n = 15)
Eimeria spp. 24 7 5 83.72 6 3 2 73.33 81.03
Ascaridia galli 1 1 3 11.62 2 2 0 26.67 15.52
Capillaria spp. 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 5.17
Hetarakis gallinarum 0 1 0 2.3 0 1 0 6.67 3.45
Syngamus trachea 0 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1.72
Choanotaenia infundibulum 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.67 1.72
Raillietina spp. 0 0 0 0 0 1 6.67 1.72
Strongyloides avium 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.67 1.72
Trichostrongylus tenuis 0 1 0 2.3 0 0 0 0 1.72
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