Poultry Improvement Project

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Poultry Improvement Project

• External and Internal Parasites

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Definition of Parasites

• Parasites are organisms living in, on, or at the
  expense of another living organism.
• A wide variety of external and internal parasites
  attack poultry.
• The prevention and control of parasites is one of
  the cheapest and most desirable way to increase
  poultry production.

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External Parasites

• Mites
• Common red or roost mites
• Northern fowl mites
• Lice
• Flies

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Mites

• Common red or roost mites-
• Symptoms include reduce egg production and
  retarded growth.
• Prevent mites with good sanitation and
  examination of birds.
• Also control sparrows in the house.
• Spray insecticides in the house.

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Mites

• Northern Fowl Mite-A major poultry parasite in
  the poultry industry.
• Symptoms include droopy appearance, pale
  condition, and listless.
• Prevention
• Control sparrows in the house.
• Use an insecticide in the house.

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Lice

• Affects all poultry and there are more than 40
  species of lice.
• Symptoms include frequent picking, pale head and
  legs, and loss of weight.
• Prevent buy purchasing poultry free from lice.
• Treat with an insecticide such as malathion.

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Flies

• Treat with insecticides such as Dichlorvos.

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Internal Parasites

• Roundworms
• Tapeworms

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Internal Parasites

• Roundworms
• Symptoms are droopiness, and diarrhea.
• Prevention and treatment with deworming
  productions.
• Careful sanitation is very helpful.

• Tapeworms
• There are several species.
• Symptoms include pale head, legs, and poor flesh.
• Treatment with butynorate.
• Also control by removing inter-mediate insect
  host(snails, earthworms, etc.)