Prevalence of Natural Gastrointestinal Helminth Infection of Thai Indigenous Chickens Aged 12–18 Weeks in Small–Scale Chicken Farms on River Plains in Central Thailand
Kunlayaphat Wuthijaree1, Pattaraporn Tatsapong1, Sukanya Yung-Rahang2, Prayad Thirawong2, Koonphol Pongmanee2*
1Faculty of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Naresuan University, Phitsanulok 65000, Thailand; 2Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom 73140, Thailand.
*Correspondence | Koonphol Pongmanee, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaeng Saen, Kasetsart University, Kamphaeng Saen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; Email: koonphol.p@ku.th
Figure 1:
Average body weight of indigenous chickens at 12–18 weeks of age (different superscripts indicate significant differences at P≤0.05).
Figure 2:
Distribution of the number of different helminth species found at the age of 12, 14, 16, or 18 weeks. (1=One species, 2=Two species, 3=Three species, 4=Four species, 5=Five species)