Journal of Veterinary Health Science(JVHS)
ISSN: 2831-3887 | DOI: 10.33140/JVHS
Impact Factor: 0.762
Shewatatek Melaku
Departments of Veterinary Science, School of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine,BahirDar Univers, Ethiopia
Publications
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Research Article
Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Ascaris in Poultry in and Around Bahir Dar Zuria District; Northwest Ethiopia
Author(s): Birhan Agmas* and Shewatatek Melaku
A cross sectional study was conducted from April 2019 to June 2019 to investigate ascaris in chickens in and around Bahir Dar Zuria District, Northwest Ethiopia. A total of 351 chickens comprising of 168 exotic and 182 local were examined for ascaris infections. Out of these, 55 (15.67%) were found to be infected with ascaris. There was a statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in the prevalence between breeds of chickens in which higher infection rate was observed in local breed chickens (22.53%) than exotic breeds (8.88%). In addition, there was higher statistically significant difference (p<0.05) in the prevalence between body condition of chicken. Among this group poor body conditions chicken was higher (50%) than good body condition (4.56%). In addition, there was a statistically significant association (p<0.05) in prevalence between the different management system.. Read More»