01452nas a2200157   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260004400043100001100087700001200098245009100110300001200201490000800213520105900221022001401280       2008                            d  c06/2008bM. & H. Schaper GmbHaHannover1 aM Kurt1 aM Acici00aCross-sectional survey on helminth infections of chickens in the samsun region, Turkey  a239-2420 v1153 aA crosssectionalsurvey was performed to determine the prevalence andintensity of helminth infections in 185 chickens from nine districts in the Samsunregion, northern Turkey between July 1999 and June 2000. In total, 88 % of 83scavenging chickens and 4 % of 52 layers from laying batteries were infected, butnone of the 50 broilers harboured helminths in the alimentary tract or trachea.The difference in prevalence was statistically significant among broilers, layersfrom laying batteries and scavenging chickens. A total of 16 different specieswere detected. The helminth species found were : Davainea proglottina (23 %),Raillietina echinobothrida (13 %), Raillietina cesticillus (12 %), Hymenolepis carioca(10 %), Raillietina tetragona (6 %), Choanotaenia. infundibulum (2 %), Amoebotaeniacuneata (2 %), Echinoparyhium recurvatum (1 %), Echinostoma revolutum (1 %),Heterakis gallinarum (29 %), Ascaridia galli (16 %), Capillaria caudinflata (12 %),Capillaria retusa (6 %), Capillaria bursata (4 %), Capillaria annulata (1 %) and Syngamustrachea (2 %).  a0341-6593