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Gastrointestinal Parasites of Free-Range Chickens – A Worldwide Issue
Gastrointestinal parasites with direct and/or indirect life cycles, namely Eimeria spp., Ascaridia galli, Heterakis gallinarum and Capillaria spp., are responsible for the most frequent and heavy economic losses in aviculture. The current review aimed to
João LOZANO +7 more
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No Intersexual Differences in Host Size and Species Usage in \u3ci\u3eSpalangia Endius\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) [PDF]
Spalangia endius were collected from fly pupae, primarily house fly and stable fly, from a poultry house in Indiana. Male and female wasps did not differ within and across host species in host size usage.
King, B. H
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Using a One Health approach to assess the impact of parasitic disease in livestock: how does it add value? [PDF]
Human population increases, with greater food demands, have resulted in a rapid evolution of livestock food systems, leading to changes in land and water use.
Baba +8 more
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Background: Eimeria acervulina is a frequent intestinal pathogen of chickens, causing economic impact on the poultry industry. Cryptosporidium parvum is a neglected parasite in chickens.
Shahinaz Taha +5 more
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The world’s poultry population is on the ascendency as a result of the high demand for poultry product by consumers. In Africa, poultry meat is estimated to represent almost 25% of all meat, whereas in some areas it covers 100% of the animal protein ...
Philip Asumang +7 more
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Biological control in French Guiana, Guadeloupe and Martinique [PDF]
Several biological control agents have been introduced successfully in Guyana, and / or Guadeloupe and Martinique: three tachinid dipterans and one hymenopteran for control of sugarcane borers, a ladybird and a hymenopteran parasitoid against the pink ...
Ryckewaert, Philippe +1 more
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Medicinal Plants as an Alternative to Control Poultry Parasitic Diseases
Parasitic infections are a major public health concern affecting millions of people universally. This review elaborates on the potential impacts of plants and their bioactive components that have been widely used in the cure of several parasitic infections of poultry.
Maria Jamil +11 more
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The family Capillariidae is one of the most important in the superfamily Trichinelloidea, with 27 genera and more than 300 species parasitizing vertebrates.
Elaine Lopes de Carvalho +3 more
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What makes a host profitable? Parasites balance host nutritive resources against immunity [PDF]
Numerous host qualities can modulate parasite fitness, and among these, host nutritive resources and immunity are of prime importance. Indeed, parasite fitness increases with the amount of nutritive resources extracted from the host body and decreases ...
Bize, P. +3 more
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Host and Habitat Use by Parasitoids (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) of House Fly and Stable Fly (Diptera: Muscidae) Pupae [PDF]
House fly and stable fly pupae were collected during the summer from a dairy farm in northern Illinois. Spalangia nigroaenea accounted for most of the parasitoids recovered from house flies. Spalangia nigra, S.
King, B. H, Olbrich, D. L
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