PREVALENCE OF LICE INFESTATION IN POULTRY BIRDS IN AND AROUND RANCHI, JHARKHAND

摘要

Prevalence of different species of lice infesting fowls, ducks, and swans was estimated in and around Ranchi, Jharkhand, according to age, sex, breed and seasons. Menacanthus stramineus, Menopon gallinae, Cuclotogaster heterographm, Lipeurus caponis,Lipeurus tropicalis, Goniocotes gallinae, Goniodes gigas were found to infest (67.80%) fowls while Columbicola columbae was found to infest ducks and swans. The female fowls (71.7%) and ducks (62.3%) had high degree of infestation during rainy season. The lousiness in fowls was inversely co-related with the increasing age. White Leg Horn birds suffered significantly more than Deshi, Nacked neck and Aseel birds.