Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Local and Exotic Breeds of Chickens in Pankrono–Kumasi, Ghana

Table 1

Prevalence of gastro-intestinal helminths of local and exotic breeds of chicken in Pankrono- Kumasi Ghana.

Parasite	No. Infected (n=131)	Prevalence in population (%)
Ascaridia galli	65	32.5
Heterakis gallinarum	38	19.0
Capillaria spp.	29	14.5
Raillietina spp.	19	9.5
Choanotaenia infundibulum	5	2.5
Tetrameres americana	5	2.5
Davainea proglottina	4	2.0
Gongylonema ingluvocola	4	2.0
Prosthogonimus spp.	3	1.5