FIRST REPORT OF HYPODERAEUM CONOIDEUM INFECTION IN FREE RANGING DUCK FLOCK IN TAMIL NADU

V. Gowthaman; C. Soundararajan; T.R. Gopala Krishna Murthy; A. Komathi

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v52i6.149466

Authors

V. Gowthaman Assistant Professor, Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Namakkal
C. Soundararajan Director, Centre for Animal Health Studies, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 051
T.R. Gopala Krishna Murthy Professor and Head, Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Namakkal 3
A. Komathi Laboratory Assistant, Veterinary Incubation Foundation, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 051

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v52i6.149466

Keywords:

Duck, Flukes, Hypoderaeum conoideum, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Six adult dead ducks from neighbouring area of Namakkal district were brought for post-mortem examination with a history of chronic debility, morbidity and mortality to Poultry Disease Diagnosis and Surveillance Laboratory, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. Post mortem examination of carcasses revealed that flatworms were attached to the lining of the mucosal epithelium and obstructing gastro intestinal tract indicative of verminous enteritis. The flukes were identified as Hypoderaeum conoideum. The parasitological studies revealed that H. conoideum was the cause of verminous enteritis in the affected flock.

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