Most frequent nematode parasites of artificially raised pheasants (Phasianus colchicus L) and measures for their control

Abstract

Helminthoses have an important role in the pathology of artificially raised game pheasants. During the period 1997-2002. we examined a total of 1893 pheasant poults aged from 4 to 14 weeks and 1432 adult birds at several pheasanteries in Serbia. The following nematode species were found: Syngamus trachea, Ascaridia galli, A. columbae, Heterakis gallinarum, H. isolonche Capillaria gallinae (sin. C. caudinflata), C. columbae (sin. C. obsignata) and C. phasianis. The intensity of infection in total was not high, except for infection with ascaridata and gapeworms, and depended of age of the examined birds. Consisting of anthelmintic drugs mixed with meal gave the most favourable results in therapy on rhe medicated food.

Sistematskim parazitološkim istraživanjima fazana u veštačkom odgoju sprovednim na 12 fazanerija u Srbiji u periodu od 1987-2002. godine ustanovljeno je 14 vrsta helminata. Kod fazanskih pilića do 4 nedelje starosti nisu ustanovljene infekcije. Kod fazana u starosti od 4 do 14 nedelja infekcija je ustnovljena kod 41,83% ptica a kod odraslih fazana u 33,03%. Poliparazitizam je ustanovljen kod 18,01% fazana do 14 nedelja starosti i kod 23,95% odraslih fazana. Najšire prisutna infekcija u obe populacije je bila uzrokovana sa Syngamus trachea. Suzbijanje endoparazita fazana u kontrolisanom odgoju sprovedeno je putem davanja antihelmintika (mebendazol, fenbendazol, levamizol, kambendazol, pirantel tartarat tabendazol, tetramizol hlorid i piperazin) kroz hranu čime se postiže optimalni antinematodni učinak.