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A Survey of Ectoparasites, Cestodes and Management of Free-Range Indigenous Chickens in Rural Zimbabwe Article — Artikel A survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and management of free-range indigenous chickens in rural Zimbabwe S Mukaratirwaa* and T Hoveb It is essential to identify the parasites ABSTRACT commonly occurring in backyard or free- A survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and husbandry aspects of indigenous free-range range poultry in rural Zimbabwe in order chickens was carried out in selected districts from the highveld and lowveld of rural to plan strategies for improvement of Zimbabwe. The survey recorded infection with 4 species from the order Phthiraptera (lice), production. The aim of this study was to 1 species from the order Siphonaptera (fleas), 6 species from the order Acarina (ticks and provide information on husbandry aspects mites) and 9 species of cestodes. Among the ectoparasites, the most prevalent was of free-range chickens in selected rural Menacanthus stramineus (87.7 %) followed by Echidinophaga gallinacea (71.9 %). Chickens in districts of Zimbabwe and document the Mazowe district had the highest number of ectoparasites species (10 of 11) followed by the species of ectoparasites and cestodes Goromonzi district (9 of 11) both these districts are situated in the highveld of Zimbabwe. affecting them. The most prevalent cestode species was Raillietina tetragona (84.4 %), followed by Raillletina echinobothrida (32.2 %). Chickens in the Goromonzi district had the highest number of cestode species (7 of 9), followed by Mazowe district (one subgenus and 5 of 9). In all the MATERIALS AND METHODS districts sampled the main purpose of keeping free-range chickens was for meat for the household, with few households using the birds as a source of income. The majority Study area of households kept their birds extensively with barely any appropriate housing, and The study was conducted in 8 districts supplementary feeding was only occasionally practised. of Zimbabwe, namely Chikomba, Goro- Keywords: cestodes, ectoparasites, free-range chickens, husbandry, Zimbabwe. monzi, Mazowe and Zvimba from the highveld and Zvishavane and Mberengwa Mukaratirwa S, Hove T A survey of ectoparasites, cestodes and management of free-range from the lowveld (Fig. 1), and Chiweshe indigenous chickens in rural Zimbabwe. Journal of the South African Veterinary Association (highveld) and Chivhu (lowveld) not (2009) 80(3): 188–191 (En.). School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4000 South Africa. shown in Fig. 1. The highveld covers most of the northern half of Zimbabwe and is 1000–1500 m above sea level. The temper- ature ranges from 25–30 °C during the INTRODUCTION duction systems17. Some limited work has rainy season and 15–20 °C during the dry The importance of rural poultry in been published on the ectoparasite and season, and mean annual rainfall ranges national economies of developing coun- gastrointestinal helminth fauna of scav- between 800 and 1200 mm. The lowveld tries and its role in improving the nutri- enging chickens in Zimbabwe2,14,18 and covers most of the southeastern half of tional status and incomes of many studies in East Africa15,20,22 have shown the country and is 900 m above sea level. small-scale farmers and landless commu- high parasite burdens. The area is hot throughout the year with nities has long been recognised3,8,12. Lack of measurable indicators of its contribu- tion to macroeconomic indices such as gross domestic product results in rural poultry not being rated highly in the mainstream of national economies7. In Africa, rural chickens are more widely distributed than other livestock species. Surveys in many African countries have reported that the main function of rural chickens from the farmer’s perspec- tive is to provide meat and eggs for home consumption13,24. The development of poultry health programmes requires reliable informa- tion on the epidemiology of diseases, which is lacking in village chicken pro- aSchool of Biological and Conservation Sciences, Univer- sity of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus, Durban, 4000 South Africa. bDepartment of Paraclinical Veterinary Studies, University of Zimbabwe, Box MP167 Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. *Author for correspondence. E-mail: [email protected] Received: June 2009. Accepted: August 2009. Fig. 1: Six districts in which rural chickens were sampled in Zimbabwe. 188 0038-2809 Tydskr.S.Afr.vet.Ver. (2009) 80(3): 188–191 Table 1: Number and prevalence (% in brackets) of infested birds, and location of ectoparasite species of free-range chickens from 6 districts in rural Zimbabwe. Species Location Mazowe Goromonzi Zvimba Chikomba Zvishavane Mberengwa Overall (n = 50) (n = 110) (n = 25) (n = 30) (n = 25) (n = 30) prevalence Menacanthus stramineus Body 50 (100) 96 (87.2) 17 (68) 26 (86.7) 22 (88) 26 (86.7) 237 (87.7) Goniodes gigas Body 2 (4) 9 (8.2) 4 (16) 9 (30) 7 (28) 3 (10) 34 (12.6) Goniocotes gallinae Body 0 30 (27.3) 1 (4) 0 0 0 31 (11.5) Menopon gallinae Body 33 (66) 47 (42.7) 20 (80) 12 (40) 9 (36) 7 (23.3) 128 (47.4) Knemidocoptes mutans Legs 34 (68) 17 (15.5) 19 (76) 20 (66.7) 20 (80) 25 (83.3) 135 (13.0) Laminosioptes cysticola* Legs 1 (2) 0 0 0 0 0 1 (0.4) Liponyssus bursa* Legs 1 (2) 7 (6.4) 0 0 0 0 8 (3.0) Dermanyssus gallinarum Head and body 8 (16) 0 0 2 (6.7) 0 0 10 (3.7) Echidnophaga gallinacea Head 45 (90) 78 (70.9) 18 (72) 21 (70) 15 (60) 17 (56.7) 194 (71.9) Argas persicus Head and wings 5 (10) 9 (8.2) 0 0 0 0 14 (5.2) Lipeurus caponis Wings 3 (6) 5 (4.5) 2 (8) 1 (3.3) 0 3 (10) 14 (5.2) Total no. of species – 10 9 7 7 5 6 11 n = Total number of chickens sampled per district. *New record for Zimbabwe. temperatures ranging from 23–24 °C. The thoroughly washed in tap water over a followed by Echidnophaga gallinacea mean annual rainfall is between 400 and sieve with 200 µm apertures. Cestodes (71.9 %) and Menopon gallinae (47.4 %). M. 650 mm. were recovered from the washings using stramineus, Goniodes gigas, Menopon galli- a stereoscopic microscope and preserved nae, Knemidocoptes mutans and Echidno- Study animals in 70 % alcohol for identification. Ces- phaga gallinacea were present in all districts. A minimum number of 25 free-range todes were processed and identified fol- Laminosioptes cysticola and Liponyssus chickens were randomly sampled from lowing described methods and identifica- bursa are new records for Zimbabwe. different households in each of the 6 tion keys9,11,21. The highest numbers of cestode species districts shown in Table 1. The birds were were recorded in the highveld districts of inclusive of both young and adult of an Information on management of rural Goromonzi (7) followed by Mazowe (6) indigenous breed common in Zimbabwe chickens and Zvimba (5). Chikomba district had and had no history of treatment against Structured interviews were carried out the least, with only 3 cestode species ecto- and endoparasites using commer- by the authors in a number of households recorded. In the lowveld, 4 species were cial remedies. The minimum age of chick- in the Chiweshe and Goromonzi (High- recorded in Zvishavane district and 2 in ens sampled was 6 weeks. veld) and Chivhu, Zvishavane and Mberengwa. Raillietina (Pironnella) sp. and Mberengwa (lowveld) districts (Table 3) Cotugnia digonopora are new records for Recovery and identification of and were conducted with the persons Zimbabwe. The most frequently encoun- ectoparasites directly responsible for the management tered cestode species across the districts Hosts were examined under good illu- of the chickens. Information regarding were R. tetragona and R. echinobothrida, mination to locate the ectoparasites on the principal sources of the chickens, which were recorded in all districts, and the head, feet and among feathers of the purpose of keeping chickens, manage- the least frequent was R. (Pironnella), different parts of the body. The legs and ment system, type of housing, type of which was recorded only in 1 chicken. featherless areas of the body with any feed and the frequency of feeding was The main purpose of keeping chickens seborrhea or crusts were scraped for recorded. in all districts was for meat and the majority microscopic examination. The skin scrap- of households raised their own chickens, ings were processed according to a method Data processing with a few households buying from com- already described19. After isolation from Prevalence of infection (%) was calcu- mercial breeders (Table 3). The chickens the host the lice and mites were dehydrated lated for each ectoparasite and cestode were mainly kept extensively in all districts in 80, 90 and 100 % methanol before clear- species per district as follows: and the common housing was of a rustic ing in xylene and mounting on a slide type. The households who practised feed- Number of infected chickens prior to microscopic examination and ×100 ing of chickens either fed them in the Total number of chickensexamined identification. Ticks were preserved in morning or towards evening and the type 70 % alcohol before identification. Frequencies of husbandry parameters of feed was mainly home-mixed grains. All identifications to generic and species were computed using Excel. level was as recommended21,25 based on DISCUSSION the morphological characteristics and RESULTS Results from this survey show that anatomical location of the parasite on the A total of 270 birds from 6 districts was ectoparasites and cestodes are common in host. examined and 11 species of ectoparasites rural free-range chickens in Zimbabwe, (Table 1) and 9 species of cestodes (Table 2) and climatic conditions influence the Recovery and identification of cestodes were recovered. abundance and diversity of these groups The digestive tract of each chicken was The greatest numbers of ectoparasite of parasites, with the highveld region separated into small intestines and large species were recorded in the highveld (high rainfall) having a higher prevalence intestines including caeca.
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