Prevalence of Endoparasites in Indian Peafowl under captive facilities in Punjab, Pakistan

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¹*Department of Zoology, Cholistan University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Bahawalpur 2,4,10Department of Molecular Biology, Virtual University of Pakistan, Lahore 5Department of Zoology, Women University Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh 6Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 7Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Lahore, Pakistan 8Punjab Wildlife and Parks Department, Lahore 9Department of Zoology, Division of Science and Technology,

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Abstract

To evaluate the prevalence of endoparasites in Indian peafowl (four

mutant form; black shoulder, pied, white and common peafowl), freshly

egested fecal samples (n=100) from six different captive facilities were

collected. The prevalence of endoprasites among all the Indian peafowl

ranged from 46.6%-66.7%. The highest prevalence was recorded in black

shoulder peafowl 66.7% followed by pied peafowl (66.1%), white peafowl

(59.1%) and common peafowl (46.6%). The prevalence of endoparasites

was highest 74.3% at Gatwala Wildlife Park, Faisalabad and lowest 30%

at Changa Manga Wildlife Park, Kasur. The overall prevalence in female

was found higher (58.9%) as compared to male (56.8%). A total of seven

species of endoparasites, Capillaria 34%, Ascaridia 29%, Heterakis

13.4%, Eimeria 12.5%, Strongyloides 12.5%, Giardia 7.31%, and

Syngamous 4.55% were recorded, with mixed infection 34%. The

variations in prevalence in study birds and in study sites were because of

good and bad management strategies.

Abstract