Helminths collected from the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) and the domestic pigeon (Columba livia) in Natal

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Le Roux, P.L.

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Pretoria : Government Printer and Stationery Office

Abstract

1. The domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) in Natal suffers heavily from verminous infestations. 2. Six species of nematodes and nine species of cestodes have been collected from the digestive tract of the fowl. 3. Three species of nematodes and two species of cestodes have been collected from the digestive tract of the domestic pigeon, which may succumb to heavy infestations. 4. D. crassula (Rud., 1819) Fuhrmann has armed suckers. 5. Chickens may he infected with A. sphenoides by feeding infected earthworms to them. 6. Agriolimas aegrestis is a local intermediate host of D. proglotina.

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Includes bibliographical references
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Veterinary reports, Veterinary medicine, Nematodes, Veterinary parasitology, Earthworms, Cestodes

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Le Roux, PL 1926, ‘Helminths collected from the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) and the domestic pigeon (Columba livia) in Natal', 11th and 12th Reports of the Director of Veterinary Education and Research Part 1, pp. 209-217.