dc.contributor.author |
Malatji, Dikeledi Petunia
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dc.contributor.author |
Tsotetsi, Anna M.
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dc.contributor.author |
Van Marle-Koster, Este
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dc.contributor.author |
Muchadeyi, Farai C.
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dc.date.accessioned |
2016-06-15T07:21:20Z |
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dc.date.available |
2016-06-15T07:21:20Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2016-05-12 |
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dc.description.abstract |
The majority of rural households in developing countries own village chickens that are reared
under traditional scavenging systems with few inputs and exposure to various parasitic
infestations. Understanding of the village chicken farming system and its influence on
helminth infestation is a prerequisite for optimal prevention and control strategies. This study
investigated the village chicken production system and associated gastrointestinal parasites in
87 households from Limpopo (n = 39) and KwaZulu-Natal (n = 48) provinces of South Africa.
A total of 191 village chicken faecal samples and 145 intestines were collected to determine the
prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites in villages of Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces,
respectively. The faecal floatation analysis of samples from Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal
provinces indicated infestations by Ascaridia galli (18.77%), Heterakis gallinarum (15.56%) and
Capillaria spp. (4.00%); tapeworms Choanotaenia infundibulum (2.10%) and Raillietina cesticillus
(6.00%) and Eimeria spp. (29.46%). Mixed infestations were observed in five (4.90%) samples
from Limpopo province and in only four (4.49%) from KwaZulu-Natal province, of which
1.12% were a mixture of C. infundibulum and Eimeria spp. and 3.37% a combination of
H. gallinarum and Eimeria spp. In Limpopo, 2.94% of the chickens were positive for H. gallinarum
and Eimeria spp., whilst 0.98% had A. galli and Capillaria spp. infestations. Further investigation
is needed to understand the impact of gastrointestinal parasites on village chicken health and
production and develop appropriate intervention and control strategies feasible for smallholder
farmers. |
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dc.description.department |
Animal and Wildlife Sciences |
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dc.description.librarian |
am2016 |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
This study was funded jointly by the Agricultural Research
Council-Biotechnology Platform and the National Research
Foundation under the Zambia/South Africa bilateral
Research Program. Ms Malatji received an NRF-Department
of Science and Technology Professional Development
Program research fellowship and University of Pretoria PhD
support bursary. |
en_ZA |
dc.description.uri |
http://www.ojvr.org |
en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation |
Malatji, D.P., Tsotetsi, A.M.,
Van Marle-Koster, E. &
Muchadeyi, F.C., 2016, ‘A
description of village chicken
production systems and
prevalence of gastrointestinal
parasites: Case studies in
Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal
provinces of South Africa’,
Onderstepoort Journal of
Veterinary Research 83(1),
a968. http://dx.DOI.
org/ 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.968. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0030-2465 (print) |
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dc.identifier.issn |
2219-0635 (online) |
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dc.identifier.other |
10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.968 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/2263/53233 |
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dc.language.iso |
en |
en_ZA |
dc.publisher |
AOSIS OpenJournals |
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dc.rights |
© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. |
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dc.subject |
Village chickens |
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dc.subject |
Farming system |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Helminth infestation |
en_ZA |
dc.subject |
Faecal floatation |
en_ZA |
dc.title |
A description of village chicken production systems and prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites : case studies in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa |
en_ZA |
dc.type |
Article |
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