Prevalence of Coccidiosis in Poultry That Raises Extensive Farm System Hargeisa Somaliland

Mushtak Mohamoud Cisman¹, Zainab Abdi Ahmed¹, Hoodo Ali Mohamoud¹, Abdulrazak Tahir Awale¹ & Hamze Suleiman Nour, H.^1,2*

¹Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine, Animal Science, Hargeisa University, Hargeisa, Somaliland
²Department of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Mekelle University, Ethiopia

Dr. Hamze Suleiman Nour, H., Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, College of Agriculture, Hargeisa University, Hargeisa, Somaliland & Department of Tropical Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Science, Mekelle University, E

Keywords: Prevalence; Coccidiosis; Poultry Raise Extensive System; Hargeisa Somaliland

Abstract

The poultry was important in developing country, and contribute production and economy in Africa and worldwide in million metric tons of meat and egg per annum. The gastro intestinal parasite have impact on poultry industry for production and economy loss of worldwide and mostly for Africa. These gastro intestinal parasites include coccidiosis was enteric parasitic disease caused by multiple species of protozoan disease, the genus Eimeria is one of the important poultry diseases worldwide. The aim of this study to investigate the prevalence of the coccidiosis in poultry that can be raised under extensive system in selected districted Hargeisa Somaliland and associated risk factors. Purposively selected area in correctional study by design in simple random sampling a total 100 local chickens were used in Hargeisa District Somaliland. Fecal samples were taken 100 local chickens were examined by floatation technique. The overall prevalence was 30% of this study, indicated out of 100 local chickens examined 23 positives for coccidia Eimeria, while 77 local chicken were negative of this coccidia in study design. According to the sex this study shows that female 70% higher than male 30%, also, this study indicated the sex was statistically significance (P = 0.01).

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