A Cross-Sectional Survey on Parasites of Chickens in Selected Villages in the Subhumid Zones of South-Eastern Nigeria

Table 3

The prevalence of the various helminth species in the sample population, $n=261$.

Helminth type	Population size	No. positive in the population	No. positive for individual helminth	Prevalence in the population	Prevalence among helminth types
Ascaridia. galli	261	93	45	17.2	48.39
Heterakis gallinarum	261	93	33	12.6	35.48
Capilaria. spp	261	93	15	5.7	16.13
Raillietina spp	261	93	15	5.7	16.13
Syngamus treachea	261	93	12	4.6	12.9
Davainea proglottina	261	93	9	3.45	9.68
Sublura brumpti	261	93	6	2.3	6.45
Amoebataenia spp	261	93	3	1.15	3.23