Abstract
Incidence of internal parasites of the slaughtered local breeds of ducks and geese
Highlights
Necropsy findings in ducks reviled a total infection rate of 68.8% was with protozoa, 50% was with nematodes, while 28.1% were with cestodes
In Iraq, ducks and geese are often raised in cities as home-grown, in villages and rural areas, as they constitute important proportions of per capita income and to benefit from their meat, eggs and feathers, the intensive breeding of ducks and geese is always associated with parasitic infections [1]
Four species of Nematodes are found in ducks, and they were Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum, Heterakis isolonche, Subulura brompti with intensity of 1.3, 2.6, 2.5, and 1.4 respectively (Table 4) (Figures 1-4)
Summary
In Iraq, ducks and geese are often raised in cities as home-grown, in villages and rural areas, as they constitute important proportions of per capita income and to benefit from their meat, eggs and feathers, the intensive breeding of ducks and geese is always associated with parasitic infections [1]. Internal parasites, including worms and protozoa, are common in poultry because they are grown outside homes and so exposed to soil that is a source of infection. Several studies have been conducted in Iraq and Nineveh governorate on the presence and prevalence of internal parasites in ducks and geese [4,5,6,7].
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