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 |