The survey of tapeworm infection in the intestinal tract of Gallus domesticus
Date of Publication
1998
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Biology
College
College of Science
Department/Unit
Biology
Abstract/Summary
Thirty-five samples of live chicken bought from Paco Public Market during the months of April and May, were examined for the presence of tapeworms. All 35 (100 %) chickens were positive for tapeworm infection while 24 (68.6%) were infected with roundworm. The total number of 901 tapeworms (x=26 per chicken) in both small and large intestine was based on the number of hairlike structures with distinct characteristics such as scolex and or/a strobila and/or a chain of proglottids examined through the microscope. This number may not necessarily suggest an individual tapeworm but a mix of scolices and/or proglottids. Nodules were observed on all of the small intestine. The morphology of the tapeworm seem to point to a cyclophyllidian type of worm, and the roundworms exhibits similarities with ascarid worms. The high worm burden noted in the present study demonstrates the susceptibility of chicken to both types of parasite infections.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU08389
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
20 leaves
Keywords
Cestode diseases; Cestoda; Chickens--Infections; Nematoda; Parasites
Recommended Citation
Estanislao, I. I. (1998). The survey of tapeworm infection in the intestinal tract of Gallus domesticus. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/1565