Extensive rearing systems enable higher occurrence of helminths, which is a hindrance in poultry farming, significantly affecting productivity. A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence gastrointestinal helminths chickens reared extensive system city Vicosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil between December 2017 September 2018. total 5579 specimens were recovered from tracts most animals (81.55% p...

BACKGROUND Verbascum thapsus is used in tribal medicine as an antispasmodic, anti-tubercular agent and wormicide. In this study, we investigated the antispasmodic and anthelmintic activities of crude aqueous methanolic extract of the plant. METHODS V. thapsus extracts were tested against roundworms (Ascaridia galli) and tapeworms (Raillietina spiralis). Each species of worm was placed into a ...

Biogenic amines serve as neurotransmitters in vertebrates and insects, and their occurrence has been reported in a number of other species of invertebrates. Among helminths, they have been isolated from the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica (9) and the nematodes Ascar# lumbricoides (10), Ascaridia galli (10), Nippostrongylus brasiliensis (1), Litomosoides carinii (12), Caenorhabditis elegans (8), a...

Received: Revised: Accepted: 2013–11–17 2014–02–28 2014–03–04 The study was conducted to determine the infection rate of helminths in peafowls and to evaluate the comparative efficacy of two broad spectrum anthelmintics. For this purpose, fecal samples of 87 different breeds of peafowls were collected and tested for the presence of helminths. Fecal samples were examined by direct smear and cent...

OBJECTIVE The main objectives of the present study were to investigate the rock pigeon parasitic communities from Iraq as well as reporting on the prevalence and intensity of various infections from both sexes. METHODS An examination of 128 specimens of the live rock pigeon Columba livia from Iraq was undertaken. The samples were obtained from several localities of Iraq. Blood samples were ex...

When given to sheep as a single oral dose at 0.1 mg/kg, the B(1a) component of the avermectins caused a reduction of >95% in the numbers of Haemonchus contortus, Ostertagia circumcincta (including inhibited L(4) larvae), Trichostrongylus axei, Trichostrongylus colubriformis, Cooperia oncophora, and Oesophagostomum columbianum. When given to cattle as a single oral dose at 0.1 mg/kg, avermectin ...