| prevalence of parasitism by amblyomma americanum on wild turkey poults as influenced by prescribed burning. | captive-raised eastern wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo silvestris) poults were allowed to forage on either recently burned plots or on plots that had not been burned during the previous 3 years. following a two hour exposure on the study plots, external parasites were recovered from all poults. the louse (menacanthus stramineus) and the lone star tick (amblyomma americanum) were the only parasites recovered. fifty-nine poults exposed to the burned plots had a significantly (p less than 0.001) l ... | 1979 | 459047 |
| ectoparasites of guinea fowl (numida meleagris galeata pallas) and local domestic chicken (gallus gallus) in southern guinea savanna, nigeria. | the ectoparasites of poultry in a southern guinea savanna zone were investigated by the examination of guinea fowl and local domestic chickens in the range and guinea fowl under intensive management. the prevalent ectoparasites of range guinea fowl and local chickens include seven species of lice menacanthus stramineus, menopon gallinae, goniodes gigas, goniocotes gallinae, lipeurus caponis, numidilipeurus tropicalis, damalinia bovis; three mites bdellonyssus bursa, megninia cubitalis, dermanyss ... | 1988 | 3195043 |
| exclusion in nigeria of chickens and guinea-fowls from the host range of menacanthus stramineus (mallophaga: insecta). | | 1986 | 3659489 |
| the effect of host beak condition on the size of menacanthus stramineus populations of domestic chickens. | | 1972 | 4643545 |
| chewing lice (phthiraptera) on chickens (gallus gallus) from small backyard flocks in the eastern part of the czech republic. | one hundred and sixty chickens (gallus gallus) from 31 small, private backyard flocks in the eastern part of the czech republic were examined for chewing lice (phthiraptera: amblycera, ischnocera). at least one species of chewing lice was found on every bird examined. seven species of chewing lice were identified in all; they had the following prevalences and mean intensities: goniocotes gallinae (100%; 110 lice), menopon gallinae (88%; 50), menacanthus stramineus (48%; 17), lipeurus caponis (35 ... | 2008 | 18280661 |
| prevalence of parasites and associated risk factors in domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) and free-range backyard chickens of sistan region, east of iran. | this study was carried out on free-range backyard chickens and domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) from december 2010 to november 2011 to determine the prevalence, intensity and species of internal and external parasites in sistan region, east of iran. of the total of 59 (27 males and 32 females) free-range backyard chickens and 46 (26 males and 20 females) domestic pigeons inspected, 55 (93.22 %) and 39 (84.78 %) were infected respectively. ten species of free-range backyard chickens par ... | 2012 | 24082532 |
| prevalence of ectoparasites in free-range backyard chickens, domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) and turkeys of kermanshah province, west of iran. | this study was carried out on free-range backyard chickens, domestic pigeons (columba livia domestica) and turkeys from may 2012 to april 2013 to determine the prevalence and identify the species of ectoparasites in kermanshah province, west of iran. of the total of 600 free-range backyard chickens (185 ♂ and 415 ♀), 700 domestic pigeons (278 ♂ and 422 ♀) and 150 turkeys (53 ♂ and 97 ♀), 389 (64.83 %), 608 (86.85 %) and 54 (36 %) were infected with one or more parasites respectively. eleven ecto ... | 2016 | 27413319 |
| prevalence of ectoparasites of indigenous chickens from dalahu region, kermanshah province, iran. | ectoparasitism is an important factor associated with the poor production of indigenous chickens. the present study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence and ectoparasite diversity in indigenous chickens of the dalahu region in the western part of kermanshah province, iran. | 2016 | 27222329 |
| biological activities oftrewia nudiflora extracts against certain economically important insect pests. | an ethanol extract oftrewia nudiflora (euphorbiaceae) seed was tested as an agent for controlling several economically important insects. results suggest that this plant extract acts as an antifeedant for the spotted cucumber beetle (diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi barber) and the european corn borer [ostrinia nubilalis (hübner)] but not for the other insects tested. also indicated were morphogenic effects on the codlingmoth [laspeyresia pomonella (l.)], disruption of the normal life cycle of ... | 1982 | 24414952 |
| responses of ornithonyssus sylviarum (acari: macronyssidae) and menacanthus stramineus (phthiraptera: menoponidae) to gradients of temperature, light, and humidity, with comments on microhabitat selection on chickens. | responses of the northern fowl mite (nfm), ornithonyssus sylviarum (canestrini & fanzago) (acari: macronyssidae), and the chicken body louse (cbl), menacanthus stramineus (nitzsch) (phthiraptera: menoponidae), to variation in temperature, light, and humidity were assessed in bioassays. the location on a continuous thermal gradient at which each ectoparasite arrested was recorded and analyzed. nfm adults arrested at an average temperature of 30.09 +/- 0.34 degrees c. adult cbl and first-instar cb ... | 2011 | 21485360 |
| phthiraptera (arthropoda, insecta) in gallus gallus from isolated and mixed backyard rearing systems. | the objectives were to identify the species of chewing lice (mallophaga) at different body sites in chickens (gallus gallus), in isolated and mixed rearing systems, and to determine the dynamics and structure of the louse populations collected. the prevalences were 100 and 35% for chickens in the isolated and mixed systems, respectively. the species recorded were: menopon gallinae, menacanthus stramineus, goniodes gigas, goniocotes gallinae and lipeurus caponis. the chickens in the isolated syst ... | 2011 | 21439226 |
| beak condition drives abundance and grooming-mediated competitive asymmetry in a poultry ectoparasite community. | summaryobjective. ornithonyssus sylviarum (northern fowl mite) and menacanthus stramineus (chicken body louse) are key poultry pests currently controlled by exclusion or pesticide application. we studied how host beak condition affected their populations over time and how the lice and mites might interact on a host. methods. beak-trimmed or beak-intact white leghorn hens were infested initially with either mites or lice and subsequently challenged using the alternate ectoparasite species (recipr ... | 2011 | 21414243 |
| beak condition and cage density determine abundance and spatial distribution of northern fowl mites, ornithonyssus sylviarum, and chicken body lice, menacanthus stramineus, on caged laying hens. | adult white leghorn hens (hy-line strain w-36) were inoculated with either northern fowl mites or chicken body lice, and the ectoparasite populations were monitored over periods of 9 to 16 wk. two beak conditions (beak trimmed or beak intact) and 2 housing densities (1 or 2 hens per 25 × 31 cm suspended wire cage) were tested. populations of both ectoparasites were at least 10 times lower on beak-intact hens compared with populations on beak-trimmed hens. cage density did not influence mite numb ... | 2010 | 21076093 |
| a survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and management of free-range indigenous chickens in rural zimbabwe. | a survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and husbandry aspects of indigenous free-range chickens was carried out in selected districts from the highveld and lowveld of rural zimbabwe. the survey recorded infection with 4 species from the order phthiraptera (lice), 1 species from the order siphonaptera (fleas), 6 species from the order acarina (ticks and mites) and 9 species of cestodes. among the ectoparasites, the most prevalent was menacanthus stramineus (87.7%) followed by echidinophaga gallinacea ... | 2009 | 20169754 |
| [species, dynamics and population composition of phthirapteran in free-range chickens (gallus gallus l.) in são luis island, state of maranhão]. | the objective of this work was to identify the phthirapteran species, to determine the prevalence according to the anatomical region of the body and to know the dynamics and composition of the population of these ectoparasites in free-range chicken in são luis island, state of maranhão. inspection was performed in 40 chickens and feathers were collected from the head, neck, wing, thigh, dorsal and ventral regions and cloacae. the phthirapteran species identified were: menopon gallinae l., menaca ... | 2008 | 18641896 |
| temperature and humidity effects on off-host survival of the northern fowl mite (acari: macronyssidae) and the chicken body louse (phthiraptera: menoponidae). | off-host survival of the northern fowl mite, ornithonyssus sylviarum (canestrini & fanzago) (acari: macronyssidae), and the chicken body louse, menacanthus stramineus (nitzsch) (phthiraptera: menoponidae), was studied at 12 combinations of temperature (15, 21, 27, and 33 degrees c) and humidity (31, 65, and 85% rh). mite protonymphs and louse third instars survived longer on average than the respective adult stages. higher temperatures significantly reduced survival of adult and immature stages ... | 2008 | 18459434 |
| prevalence of parasites of the local scavenging chickens in a selected semi-arid zone of eastern kenya. | a study to identify and estimate the prevalence of parasites of local chickens in a semi arid area of kenya was conducted between march 2005 and august 2006. three hundred and sixty (360) local chickens purchased from yathui division of machakos were examined. of those, 93.3% had helminths. nematodes were recovered in 268 (74.4%) chickens whereas 245 (68.1%) had cestodes. tetrameres americana (37.7%), ascaridia galli (33.3%) and heterakis gallinarum (22.8%) were the most important nematode speci ... | 2008 | 18422252 |
| determinants influencing prevalence of louse infestations on layers of district faisalabad (pakistan). | 1. this paper describes the influence of some epidemiological determinants on the prevalence of louse infestation on layers in faisalabad (pakistan). 2. seventy layer farms were screened to determine the prevalence of louse infestation and its determinants including age of the bird, availability of space per bird and frequency of litter change. prevalence of lipeurus caponis was highest (53.2%), followed by menacanthus stramineus (22.16%), goniodes dissimilis (12.37%) and goniodes gallinae (12.3 ... | 2007 | 17952725 |
| wild turkey (meleagris gallopavo) as a host of ixodid ticks, lice, and lyme disease spirochetes (borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato) in california state parks. | rio grande wild turkeys (meleagris gallopavo intermedia) were evaluated as potential hosts of ixodid ticks, lice, and lyme disease spirochetes (borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato [s.l.]) in three state parks in sonoma county, california, usa, during 2003 and 2004. in total, 113 birds were collected, 50 (44.2%) of which were found to be infested by 361 ixodid ticks representing three species: the western black-legged tick (ixodes pacificus, n=248), the rabbit tick (haemaphysalis leporispalustris, n= ... | 2006 | 17255442 |
| lice of farm animals in libya. | this first report on the lice of farm animals in libya lists a total of fifteen species, as follows: haematopinus quadripertusus and linognathus vituli from cattle, bovicola ovis, linognathus pedalis, l. africanus and l. ovillus from sheep, l. stenopsis, l. africanus and bovicola caprae from goats. poultry harboured lipeurus caponis, l. heterographus, menacanthus stramineus, menopon gallinae, goniocotes gallinae, goniodes gigas and g. dissimilis. | 1993 | 8481530 |
| dispersal of the northern fowl mite, ornithonyssus sylviarum (canestrini and fanzago), and the chicken body louse, menacanthus stramineus (nitzsch), among thirty strains of egg-type hens in a caged laying house. | from september 1978 through februrary 1979, dispersal of uncontrolled, naturally occurring populations of the northern fowl mite, ornithonyssus sylviarum (canestrini and fanzago), and the chicken body louse, menacanthus stramineus (nitzch) was studied on 30 strains of egg-type pullets reared to 20 weeks old on four growing rations before being housed for egg production. hens representing all 30 strains and each of the four feeding regimens had mites. the northern fowl mite spread from initial in ... | 1980 | 7413582 |
| ectoparasitic fauna of poultry in nsukka, nigeria. | an investigation which lasted for a period of one calendar year was mounted to determine common ectoparasitic fauna of poultry in nsukka, nigeria. this survey covered twenty commercial poultry farms located in different areas of nsukka. birds were picked and thoroughly examined visually for the presence of ectoparasites after horizontal displacement of the feathers against their anatomical direction of alignment. identification was mainly by morphological characteristics, host preference and ana ... | 1986 | 3793395 |
| the distribution of lice (phthiraptera) on poultry (gallus domesticus). | the distribution of three amblyceran (menacanthus stramineus, menacanthus cornutus, menopon gallinae) and five ischnoceran species (lipeurus lawrensis tropicalis, lipeurus caponis. goniocotes gallinae, goniodes gigas, goniodes dissimilis) on poultry was determined. the preferred sites of these species on the host body were recorded. | 1991 | 1869359 |
| incidence of mallophaga on poultry in dehradun (india). | the order of abundance of different mallophagan species on poultry birds in dehradun (india) has been found to be menopon gallinae greater than menacanthus cornutus greater than menacanthus stramineus greater than goniocotes gallinae greater than goniodes dissimilis greater than lipeurus caponis greater than lipeurus lawrensis tropicalis greater than goniodes gigas. the intensity of these species upon 1249 birds has been recorded by coding system. the correlation between the monthly incidence of ... | 1992 | 1610017 |
| louse and mite infestation in domestic animals in northern nigeria. | records of domestic animals brought to the veterinary entomology laboratory for diagnosis of suspected lice and mite infestation over a 10 year period were analysed. from a total of 794 suspected cases, 137 (17.3%) and 247 (31.1%) were positive for lice and mange mites respectively. the most common lice species recorded were linognathus vituli (66.7%) on cattle, l. ovillus (83.3%) on sheep, haematopinus suis (100%) on pigs and menacanthus stramineus (54.5%) on poultry. other lice species recorde ... | 1992 | 1305335 |
| effects of the chicken body louse, menacanthus stramineus, on caged layers. | when 23-, 35-, and 49-week old ideal 236 white leghorn hens were infested with the chicken body louse, menacanthus stramineus, percentage egg production 12 weeks later had decreased by 16, 34, and 46%. meanwhile, the average hen weight had decreased by about 85, 300, and 450 grams compared with unifested control hens of the same age. there were also significant decreases in clutch size and feed consumption of the infested hens. all the decreases correlated with populations of lice. | 1976 | 935005 |
| housing and dustbathing effects on northern fowl mites (ornithonyssus sylviarum) and chicken body lice (menacanthus stramineus) on hens. | hen housing (cage or cage-free) did not impact overall abundances of northern fowl mites, ornithonyssus sylviarum (canestrini & fanzago) (acari: macronyssidae), or chicken body lice, menacanthus stramineus (nitzsch) (phthiraptera: menoponidae). cage-free hens received a dustbox with sand plus diatomaceous earth (de), kaolin clay or sulphur. weekly use varied from none to 100% of hens; 73% of hens used the dustbox at least once. ectoparasite populations on dustbathing hens (users) were compared w ... | 2012 | 22458590 |
| the ecto-, gastro-intestinal and haemo-parasites of live pigeons (columba livia) in kampala, uganda. | in a study from october, 1996 to march, 1997, 34 pigeons in three different locations were studied for parasites. the majority of birds in nakulabye appeared clinically sick, while those within makerere university and wandegeya were apparently healthy. biometric data were taken for each bird and, during the process, ectoparasites were collected. faecal and blood samples were obtained. the study of ectoparasites revealed that pseudolynchia canariensis (the 'pigeon fly') was the most prevalent par ... | 1999 | 26911497 |
| diversity and prevalence of ectoparasites on backyard chicken flocks in california. | peridomestic ("backyard") chicken flocks are gaining popularity in the developed world (e.g., north america or europe), yet little is known regarding prevalence or severity of their ectoparasites. therefore, five birds on each of 20 properties throughout southern california were surveyed in summer for on-host (permanent) and off-host dwelling (temporary) ectoparasites. only four premises (20%) were entirely free of ectoparasites. in declining order of prevalence (% of premises), permanent ectopa ... | 2016 | 26753948 |
| epidemiological aspects of lice (menacanthus species) infections in laying hen flocks from the state of minas gerais, brazil. | the epidemiology of chicken lice species such as menacanthus stramineus, m. cornutus and m. pallidulus were studied during an observational, analytical and sectional survey, to determine predisposing factors for their occurrence in laying hen farms in the state of minas gerais, brazil. a total of 431 houses on 43 farms were visited in 2012. m. cornutus, m. stramineus and m. pallidulus occurred in 20.9%, 11.6% and 11.6% of farms, respectively. the frequencies of occurrence of m. cornutus, m. stra ... | 2016 | 26642864 |