Prevalence of Dermanyssus gallinae (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae) in industrial poultry farms in North-East Tunisia

Parasite

Mohamed Aziz Darghouth¹  Nadhem Sakly¹  Mohamed Gharbi¹ 

[1] Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Université de la Manouba, École Nationale de Médecine Vétérinaire de Sidi Thabet,2020 Sidi Thabet,Tunisia

关键词: Tunisia;    Mite;    Poultry;    Dermanyssus gallinae;   

Others  :  808466
DOI  :  doi:10.1051/parasite/2013043

 received in 2013-06-13, accepted in 2013-10-19,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

Dermanyssus gallinae (Mesostigmata: Dermanyssidae), a mite of poultry, represents the most important ecotoparasite of egg-laying poultry in several countries. We estimated the prevalence of D. gallinae infestation in 38 industrial poultry farms (28 egg-laying and 10 reproductive hen farms) in the governorate of Nabeul (North-East Tunisia). Traps were placed in two locations of each farm during 24 h in August. The overall prevalence at the farms was estimated to be 34%. A total number of 329 D. gallinae were collected, giving an intensity of 0.0028 and an abundance of 0.0015. Infestation intensity and abundance were significantly higher in egg production farms than reproductive farms. There was no correlation between the intensity of infestation and temperature. An exponential correlation was observed between the birds’ age and infestation intensity. We recommend a systematic survey of poultry farms during the whole breeding period. Prompt treatment is recommended to avoid the exponential increase of mite population.

【 授权许可】

   
© M. Gharbi et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2013

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