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ABSTRACT
The study examine the common endoparasites of captive guinea fowl. A total of eight (8) guinea fowl comprising of two Adult male, two Adult female, two Juvenile male and two Juvenile female were samples for the infection of common endoparasites. The objective of the study is to identify the common endoparasites infection in guinea fowl, determine the prevalence of endoparasites infestation in guinea fowl. About 64 fresh faecal samples from eight (8) guinea fowl containing two Adult male, two Adult female, two Juvenile male and two Juvenile female. Normal and healthy birds were collected using bond gloves.
A total of eight (8) guinea fowl were examined, (81.25%) of the captive bird were infested with endoparasites.
Strongyloid SPP (81.25%) were highly infested by the Adult male, Adult female, Juvenile male and Juvenile female. Also Strongyloid SPP recorded the highest (26) of recovered endoparasites. The prevalence (81.25%) and abundance (23.64%) were highly infested among the examined captive birds. While the infestation were discovered among the Ascaris SPP and Helminths egg. The study concluded that six species of common endoparasites were recovered from captive guinea fowl, proper isolation/quarantine should be a major priority in any captive environment when introducing new animals.
