Gastrointestinal helminthes of green–winged teal (Anas crecca) from North Iran

To determine the helminth parasites of Anas crecca (A. crecca) in one of proper refuges of Iran, Fereydunkenar. A total number of one hundred thirty-six gastrointestinal tracts of green-winged teal (A. crecca) were collected from Fereydunkenar, Mazandaran province during September and October 2011....

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Published in:Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine 2014-05, Vol.4 (Suppl 1), p.S143-S147
Main Authors: Youssefi, Mohammad Reza, Hosseini, Seyed Hossein, Tabarestani, Amir Hossein Alizadeh, Ardeshir, Hadi Alijani, Jafarzade, Farshid, Rahimi, Mohammad Taghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anas crecca
Aquatic bird
cecum
Contracaecum
Diorchis
ducks
females
Helminth
helminths
Intestine
Iran
larvae
males
Notocotylus
Parasite
Parasitology
small intestine
stomach
Wild duck
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Summary:To determine the helminth parasites of Anas crecca (A. crecca) in one of proper refuges of Iran, Fereydunkenar. A total number of one hundred thirty-six gastrointestinal tracts of green-winged teal (A. crecca) were collected from Fereydunkenar, Mazandaran province during September and October 2011. The gastrointestinal tracts were examined for helminth infection. The total infection rate was 70.50% (96) that 68.96% (40) of males and 71.79% (56) of females shown helminthes infection. The examined A. crecca harbored one species of Nematoda, Cestoda and two species of Digenea which were as following: Contracaecum larvae (from stomach wall), Diorchis stefanskii (D. stefanskii) (from small intestine), Hypoderaeum conoideum (from small intestine) and Notocotylus attenuatus (N. attenuatus) (from caecum), respectively. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of infection between examined males and females ducks in Hypoderaeum conoideum, D. stefanskii and N. attenuatus (P>0.05) whereas a significant relationship was observed between males and females in Contracaecum larvae (P
ISSN:2221-1691
2588-9222
DOI:10.12980/APJTB.4.2014C1205