Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Anonchotaenia Species from Quails in Elbehera Governorate, Egypt

Authors

  • Heba S. Wheeb Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Elbehera, Egypt.
  • Mahmoud AbouLaila Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Elbehera, Egypt.
  • Walaa Fathy SaadEldin Educational Veterinary Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.
  • Bothaina H. Essa Department of Animal Husbandry and Animal Wealth Development, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Elbehera, Egypt.
  • Nehad A. Saleh Department of Animal Hygiene and Zoonosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Elbehera, Egypt.
  • Yehia Otify Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt.
  • Soad Menshawy Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, Elbehera, Egypt.

Keywords:

Anonchotaenia species , Molecular Characterization , 18S rRNA , Quails , Elbehera , Egypt

Abstract

Quail meat has gained a reputation as an outstanding source of protein and other essential nutrients, giving it numerous advantages over other poultry species. However, quail production has some limitations. One of them is vulnerability to parasitic infections that produce severe economic losses. Consequently, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and molecular characterization of Anonchotaenia species infecting quails in Elbehera Governorate, Egypt. A total of 239 quails were examined for gastrointestinal parasites. The total prevalence of Anonchotaenia infection was 0.83%. The prevalence was 1.11% in the Edko district, but no infection was recorded in Rashid. The prevalence of infection in migrant quails was 2.21%, while no infection was recorded in domesticated quails. The prevalence was higher in males than in females. The 18S rRNA sequence of Egypt's Anonchotaenia species has 99% identity with Anonchotaenia brasiliensis. The phylogenetic tree of the 18S rRNA showed that sequence of Anonchotaenia sp. from Egypt is in the same clade as Anonchotaenia macrocephala from Brazil and Chile. Molecular characterization using 18S rRNA gene sequencing is valuable for parasitic helminth genetic identification in quails. The results presented a novel member of the genus Anonchotaenia in quails from Elbehera governorate, Egypt for the first time.                 

Downloads

Published

2023-06-30

How to Cite

Wheeb, H. S. ., AbouLaila, M. ., SaadEldin, W. F. ., Essa, B. H. ., Saleh, N. A. ., Otify , Y. ., & Menshawy, S. . (2023). Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Anonchotaenia Species from Quails in Elbehera Governorate, Egypt. Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research, 13(5), 843-847. Retrieved from https://advetresearch.com/index.php/AVR/article/view/1341

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 5 (2023): July

Section

Original Research

License

Copyright (c) 2023 Journal of Advanced Veterinary Research

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Users have the right to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of articles under the following conditions: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).

For more information: 

Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 
CC BY-NC-ND

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license