2000, Cilt 16, Sayı 2, Sayfa(lar) 015-019
The Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites of Turkeys (Meleagris yallopavo)
Ferda Sevinç1, Feyzullah Güçlü1, Mehmet Yaman2, Funda Altınöz3
1Selçuk Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
2Yüzüncü Yıl Üniversitesi, Veteriner Fakültesi, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, VAN
3Selçuk Üniversitesi, Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Parazitoloji Anabilim Dalı, KONYA
Keywords: Turkeys, Gastrointestinal parasites, Konya
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This study was carried out on domestic turkeys in Central villages of Konya between August 1996-December 1999. Macroscopic examination of whole gastrointestinal system oi 40 turkeys and microscopic examination ol the fecal samples of 450 turkeys were performed. Various parasite species were determined in 52.5 % of turkeys. Eımena sp., Heterakis gallinarum. Subulura differens, Echinostoma revolutum, Ascaridia galli were respectively detected at the rate of 37.5 %, 15 %, 7.5 %, 5 %, 2.5 %, in the macroscopic examination ol gastrointestinal system. The fecal samples were examined by the Fulleborne's salt saturated flotation and Benedek sedimentation methods, and in 111 (24.66 %) ol tecal samples were found to be parasitised. Eimeria sp. oocysts. Capıllarıa sp., As-candia sp., Choanotaenia mfundibulum, Trichostrongylus tenuis and Heterakis gallinarum eggs were respectively detected at the rate of 12.88 %, 7,11 %, 6.44 %, 1.55 %, 1.33 %. 0,08 %in the microscopic examination of lecal samples.