Protozoan parasites that are important to backyard poultry growers are coccidia (species of the Eimeria genus), cryptosporidia (Cryptosporidium baileyi), and histomonads (H.melegridis). By far, the most common protozoan parasites of chickens and turkeys are coccidia.
What is the most common parasite of the poultry?
Roundworms. Roundworms, also called ascarids, are the most common intestinal parasite found in poultry.
What parasites affect chickens?
The most common external parasites in chickens are lice, including head lice, body lice, shaft lice, and wing lice. They live for only three weeks, but in that time they can lay up to 300 eggs.
What are poultry parasites?
The main external parasites that are problematic for poultry are mites and lice. Mite parasites feed on the blood of chickens and can cause anaemia and possible death, while lice feed on dander and feathers. The red mite causes the most problems in poultry.
What are the two common diseases that are found in poultry?
avian influenza (highly pathogenic) duck virus enteritis (duck plague) duck virus hepatitis. infectious bursal disease (hypervirulent and exotic antigenic variant forms)
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