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T1 PREVALENCE AND CHEMOTHERAPY OF HELMINTHIASIS IN PARROTS AT LAHORE ZOO, PAKISTAN
A1 M. A. Khan
A1 M. S. Khan
A1 M. Shafee
A1 J. A. Khan
JF Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences
JO JAPS
SN 1018-7081
VO 20
IS 3
SP 189
OP 192
YR 2010
FD 2010/06/01
DO DOI NA
AB <p>A total of 130 faecal samples were collected from various breeds of parrots. Eighty eight samples were found positive for single or mixed infection of Heterakis gallinae and Ascardia galli. Faecal samples were examined for counting of egg/gram of faeces using McMaster egg counting technique having overall prevalence of 67.70 % with individual relative percentage as 73.86 and 26.14 respectively.The birds were divided into four groups; group A, B, C and D. Group A was treated with albendazole, group B with Levamisole, Group C was kept as untreated infected control and group D was untreated and uninfected control. Albendazole was found to be highly effective (96.33%) as compared to levamisole (84.90%) against gastro-intestinal nematodes in parrots.</p>
K1 Helminthiasis, Enteritis, Chemotherapy, Albendazole, Levamisole
PB Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum
LK https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2010-JAPS-311