Past and present status of poultry parasites in Iceland
Publisher's version (útgefin grein) For centuries flocks of free-ranging hens, Gallus gallus, have been kept on farms in rural Iceland and egglaying hens are occasionally kept in backyards in urban areas. Studies on poultry parasites started in Iceland in the late 1940s, but have been sporadic...
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ftopinvisindi:oai:opinvisindi.is:20.500.11815/2211 2023-05-15T16:42:46+02:00 Past and present status of poultry parasites in Iceland Sníkjudýr í hænsnum á Íslandi fyrr og nú. Skirnisson, Karl Pálsdóttir, Guðný Rut Tilraunastöð í meinafræði að Keldum (HÍ) Institute for Experimental Pathology, Keldur (UI) Háskóli Íslands University of Iceland 2020 3-14 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2211 https://doi.org/10.16886/IAS.2020.01 en eng Agricultural University of Iceland Icelandic Agricultural Sciences;33 2298-786X https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/2211 Icelandic Agricultural Sciences doi:10.16886/IAS.2020.01 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Peridomestic poultry Endoparasites Ectoparasites Iceland Indigenous species Hænsni Sníklar info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftopinvisindi https://doi.org/20.500.11815/2211 https://doi.org/10.16886/IAS.2020.01 2022-11-18T06:52:02Z Publisher's version (útgefin grein) For centuries flocks of free-ranging hens, Gallus gallus, have been kept on farms in rural Iceland and egglaying hens are occasionally kept in backyards in urban areas. Studies on poultry parasites started in Iceland in the late 1940s, but have been sporadic since the 1970. Recently, 18 birds from nine flocks were examined for endo- and ectoparasites. An eimerid, a nematode, three mites and four mallophagan species were identified. However, altogether, 22 parasite species have been reported from poultry in Iceland; Cryptosporidium, at least three eimerids, two flagellates, six nematodes, five mallophagans, three acarines, a bed bug, and at least one flea species. Haematozoans, trematodes, cestodes, and acanthocephalans have never been detected. Additional dozens of other species parasitize poultry elsewhere in the world, many of them causing severe diseases that demand use of environmentally harmful compounds. Strict import regulations and active surveillance have to be imposed to prevent the introduction of these parasites into Iceland. Peer Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Opin vísindi (Iceland) Icelandic Agricultural Sciences 33 3 14 |
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Publisher's version (útgefin grein) For centuries flocks of free-ranging hens, Gallus gallus, have been kept on farms in rural Iceland and egglaying hens are occasionally kept in backyards in urban areas. Studies on poultry parasites started in Iceland in the late 1940s, but have been sporadic since the 1970. Recently, 18 birds from nine flocks were examined for endo- and ectoparasites. An eimerid, a nematode, three mites and four mallophagan species were identified. However, altogether, 22 parasite species have been reported from poultry in Iceland; Cryptosporidium, at least three eimerids, two flagellates, six nematodes, five mallophagans, three acarines, a bed bug, and at least one flea species. Haematozoans, trematodes, cestodes, and acanthocephalans have never been detected. Additional dozens of other species parasitize poultry elsewhere in the world, many of them causing severe diseases that demand use of environmentally harmful compounds. Strict import regulations and active surveillance have to be imposed to prevent the introduction of these parasites into Iceland. Peer Reviewed |
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Past and present status of poultry parasites in Iceland |
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Past and present status of poultry parasites in Iceland |
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