Diversity and prevalence of endoparasites in domestic chickens across an elevation gradient

Abstract. Setyowati EA, Santoso S, Rokhmani, Rochmatino. 2022. Diversity and prevalence of endoparasites in domestic chickens across an elevation gradient. Biodiversitas 23: 3936-3942. The chicken farm is negatively affected by endoparasites, which decrease immunity, egg production, body weight. Although these effects are well understood large-scale farms, here we aimed to understand endoparasite diversity the context local-scale farms conducted Central Java, Indonesia, according elevation. Chickens were sampled from three villages each two regions; lowland Banyumas District highland Purbalingga. result showed that very low (H' index: 1.3065-1.3773) detected only four species (Ascaridia galli, Trichuris trichiura, Heterakis gallinarum (Nematoda), Raillietina sp. (Cestoda) among a sample 300 chickens. Endoparasite infection was significantly more prevalent (70%) than (48%,) (p < 0.05). Among found, A. galli most all samples (50.0±0.0% infections lowlands 23.7±1.15% highlands) second H. accounted for 38.3±7.64% highlands 15.3±0.58% lowlands. 35.0±5.0% 7.3±0.58% infections, T. trichiura 25.0±5.0 % 16.0±1.0%. rate within study area currently moderate mainly methods farm, our findings can serve as baseline controlling