Ectoparasitic mites, ticks and lice of certain domestic birds at Gharbiya Governorate

Abstract

Domestic birds are considered as one of the important sources of food for humans. The parasites generally caused the poor health and decrees in production of these birds, therefore this study was conducted to identify the ectoparasites that infect domestic birds at Gharbia Governorate. During the two successive years (2018 and 2019), several parasites of domestics bird species were collected by Tullgeren funnel. Five domestic bird species, (chickens, ducks, geese, pigeon and turkey hen) at four districts (Al Mahalla Al Kobra, Kutour, Samannoud and Tanta) at Gharbiya governorate were investigated. The collected parasites were forty-four mite species belonging to twenty-three families and two suborders, nine tick species belonged to two families and one species and one suborder. Eleven lice species belonged to four families and two suborders. In conclusion, 45 mite species, 9 ticks species and 5 lice species were collected from litter, chickens, ducks, Pekeeny ducks, quails, geese, pigeon in Gharbiya Governorate during successive two years. Ectoparasites are generally considered as the primary cause of many deleterious effects for many poultry species. Such effects including poor health, low growth, and decrease the productivity in Egyptian governorate.