title: Chewing lice (Phthiraptera) on chickens (Gallus gallus) from small backyard flocks in the eastern part of the Czech Republic.
abstract: One hundred and sixty chickens (Gallus gallus) from 31 small, private backyard flocks in the eastern part of the Czech Republic were examined for chewing lice (Phthiraptera: Amblycera, Ischnocera). At least one species of chewing lice was found on every bird examined. Seven species of chewing lice were identified in all; they had the following prevalences and mean intensities: Goniocotes gallinae (100%; 110 lice), Menopon gallinae (88%; 50), Menacanthus stramineus (48%; 17), Lipeurus caponis (35%; 12), Menacanthus cornutus (12%; 9), Cuclotogaster heterographus (1%; 4) and Goniocotes microthorax (1%; 3). Just two birds from a single flock were heavily infested with the ischnoceran species G. gallinae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology and Wildlife Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Palackého 1-3, Brno, Czech Republic. sychrao@vfu.cz
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sychra
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Harmat
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Literák
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens / Q000469:parasitology*; D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D010373:Lice Infestations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008003:Phthiraptera / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development*; D010802:Phylogeny; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013045:Species Specificity