The first record of ostrich feather louse (

Struthiolipeurus struthionis United Arab Emirates lice ostrich parasites prevalence

Journal

Veterinary world
ISSN: 0972-8988
Titre abrégé: Vet World
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101504872

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jan 2024
Historique:
received: 29 09 2023
accepted: 06 12 2023
medline: 26 2 2024
pubmed: 26 2 2024
entrez: 26 2 2024
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Ostrich ( The feathers of 42 ostriches (26 females and 16 males) were collected and morphologically examined for ectoparasites. In total, 283 lice (89 males and 194 females) were collected from birds. However, there were no ticks or other ectoparasites. Lice were preserved in 1.5 mL tubes containing 70% ethanol and were later identified using taxonomic keys. The prevalence, mean intensity of infection, and mean abundance were estimated. One louse species, The high prevalence of lice poses a serious risk to ostrich farming by negatively affecting the health and productivity of ostriches.

Sections du résumé

Background and Aim UNASSIGNED
Ostrich (
Materials and Methods UNASSIGNED
The feathers of 42 ostriches (26 females and 16 males) were collected and morphologically examined for ectoparasites. In total, 283 lice (89 males and 194 females) were collected from birds. However, there were no ticks or other ectoparasites. Lice were preserved in 1.5 mL tubes containing 70% ethanol and were later identified using taxonomic keys. The prevalence, mean intensity of infection, and mean abundance were estimated.
Results UNASSIGNED
One louse species,
Conclusion UNASSIGNED
The high prevalence of lice poses a serious risk to ostrich farming by negatively affecting the health and productivity of ostriches.

Identifiants

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.125-130 PMID: 38406362 PMC: PMC10884580
pubmed: 38406362
doi: 10.14202/vetworld.2024.125-130
pii: Vetworld-17-125
pmc: PMC10884580
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

125-130

Informations de copyright

Copyright: © Perveen, et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Auteurs

Nighat Perveen (N)

Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.
Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

Sabir Bin Muzaffar (SB)

Department of Biology, College of Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

Mohammad Nafi Solaiman Al-Sabi (MNS)

Department of Basic Medical Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 3030, Irbid 22110, Jordan.

Layaly Hamdan (L)

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

Adnan Aldarwich (A)

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

Daniil Iliashevich (D)

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

Khaja Mohteshamuddin (K)

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

Olivier Andre Sparagano (OA)

Agricultural Sciences and Practice, Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester, GL7 6JS, UK.
Department of Infectious Diseases and Public Health, Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.

Arve Lee Willingham (AL)

Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al-Ain, P.O. Box 15551, UAE.

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