| prevalence of helminth parasites in free-range chickens from selected rural communities in kwazulu-natal province of south africa. | a total of 79 chickens were randomly collected from 4 rural localities and processed to detect the presence of helminth parasites and their prevalences. sixteen helminth species comprising 12 nematode and 4 cestode species were recorded from the 4 localities. syngamus trachea and cyathostoma spp. were the only helminth species recovered from the respiratory tract and the rest of the helminth species were from the gastrointestinal tract. the most prevalent nematode species across the 4 localities ... | 2010 | 21247015 |
| a description of village chicken production systems and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites: case studies in limpopo and kwazulu-natal provinces of south africa. | the majority of rural households in developing countries own village chickens that are reared under traditional scavenging systems with few inputs and exposure to various parasitic infestations. understanding of the village chicken farming system and its influence on helminth infestation is a prerequisite for optimal prevention and control strategies. this study investigated the village chicken production system and associated gastrointestinal parasites in 87 households from limpopo (n = 39) and ... | 2016 | 27247063 |
| population genetic structure of ascaridia galli of extensively raised chickens of south africa. | ascaridia galli is one of the most common nematode affecting chickens. this study characterized a. galli parasites collected from south african village chickens of limpopo (n=18) and kwazulu-natal (n=22) provinces using the 510bp sequences of cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene of the mitochondrial dna. fourteen and 12 polymorphic sites were observed for limpopo and kwazulu-natal sequences, respectively. six haplotypes were observed in total. haplotype diversity was high and ranged from 0.749 fo ... | 2016 | 26801600 |