Chicken parasites and local treatments used against them in Mbeere District, Kenya

摘要

Poultryisthemostkeptlivestockandalmosteveryhouseholdinvillageshasabout5-20indigenouschickenrearedunderfreerangemanagementsystem.Seventeen(17)farmersinMbeereDistrict,Kenyawereinterviewedusingquestionnairetoevaluateconstraints,typesofparasitesandlocaltreatmentsused.nbsp;nbsp;Themainconstraintswerediseases(88.0)andparasites(70.6).Ectoparasitescommonlyencounteredwereticksandfleas,atprevalencerateof47.1each;andmitesandliceat17.6each.Endoparasitesoccurredatarateof29.1.Majority(71.0)ofthefarmerstreatedagainstendoparasites,usingmainlypiperazinecitrate(35.3).Others(82.4)controlledectoparasitesusingcabaryl(53.0),cookingoil(11.6),ectomin(11.6),while23.5didnotknowthetypeoftreatmenttheyhadgiven.Sixtyfivepercent(65.0)oftherespondentsusedherbalmedicine,suchasAloe-vera(29.4),pepper(17.7),#8216;#8217;mikau#8217;#8217;(11.7)and#8216;#8217;githongu#8217;#8217;(Solanumincanum)(11.7).Majorityofthefarmerscontrolledforecto-andendo-parasites.