HELMINTH PARASITES INFESTING MIGRATORY QUALL ,COMMEN GREY QUALL (COTURNIX COTURNIX )

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*Animal Health Research Institute *Parasitology department

Abstract

The intestines of 35 migratory quail, commen grey quails (Coturnix coturnix) were examined for identification of their helminth parasites. Three species of cestodes were collected, Hymenolepis parvisaccata, Choanotaenia infundibulum and Raillietina Tetragona from small intestine. Only one species of nematodes Subulura differens were collected from caecum. The prevalence and average number of worm per bird were detected. The morphological characteristic of the detected worm were described.

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