Original Research Article
Year: 2020 | Month: February | Volume: 7 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 112-115
Prevalence and Morphometric Profile of Capillariasis in Turkey (Meleagris Gallapovo) Reared in Semi-Arid Region of Borno State, Nigeria
A.A.G. Benisheikh1, Falmata Kyari2, Konto Muhammed2, FatimahMaina Muhammad3, Luka Yelwa Barde4, Reuben Dawa5
1North East Zonal Biotechnology Centre of Excellence, University of Maiduguri, Borno State/Uiversity of Wolverhamton, United Kingdom.
2Department of Parasitology and Entomology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria.
3Department of Biological Sciences, Sir Kashim Ibrahim College of Education, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria.
4Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Yobe state/ University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.
5Department of Environmental Studies, College of Health and Technology, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria.
Corresponding Author: A.A.G. Benisheikh
ABSTRACT
A survey was conducted to determine the prevalence, identification and distribution of Capillaria species infecting Turkeys slaughtered in Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria from January to November, 2019. A total hundred (100) faecal samples and intestinal scrapings of domesticated Turkeys were examined, the results of differential centrifugal floatation technique revealed that of 29(29%) were infected with a total oocyst of 308. The most common species harvested were Capillariaretusa with a burden of 105(34.0%), Capillariacolumbae 73(27.3%), Capillariabursata 77(25.0%) and Capillariacontorta 53 (17.2%). A total 35 males were examined, out of which 8(22.9%) were infected with an oocyst burden of 108(35.1%) compared to the 65 female examined with 21(32.3%) infected and an oocyst burden of 200(64.9%). However, there was no statistical significant difference in the infection between sexes (p>0.005). Prevalence of infection based on the age of Turkeys examined showed that the groups of >12 months Turkeys had 27(29.6%) with an oocyst burdens of 300(97.4%). While Turkeys < 12 months had 8(2.6%) (P>0.05). The identification of Capillaria based on their morphometry (egg size in µ) revealed that Capillariaretusa, Capillariacolumbae, Capillariabursata and Capillariacontorta had 56.0 x 23.0, 55.0 x 21.0, 53.0 x 21.0, 53.0 x 20.0 and 50.0 x 20.0 mean sizes (length x breadth in millimeters(mm) respectively. The results of the study indicate the significance of Capillaria species to Turkey production in this Semi-arid zone of Borno state, Nigeria.
Keywords: semi-arid, capillariasis, prevalence, Turkey, Borno state, reared, Nigeria
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