Abstract
The study was conducted from September 2018 to April 2019, A total of 350chicken samples were examined from different areas of the Basrah province for thediagnosis of ectoparasites and 154 chickens were infected with ectoparasites. Fourspecies of lice were isolated, which were Menacanthus cornutus, Menacanthusstramineus, Menacanthus pallidulus, Menapon gallinae and one species of mitewhich was Dermanyssus gallinae. The experimental study was carried out toeliminate the ectoparasites where 24 chickens were purchased and placed in the fieldof the faculty of agriculture. The chickens were divided into 3 groups. First group wasthe control group and the second group was infected with ectoparasites and the thirdgroup was infected with ectoparasites which was sprayed with garlic extract at aconcentration of 10%. Ten days later, the blood parameters were measured for thethree groups where the blood parameters of the group treated with garlic extract wereclose to the blood parameters of the control groupand show significant different(P<0.05).INTRODUCTION
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