OCCURRENCE OF ECTOPARASITES ON A PEAFOWL (PAVO CRISTATUS, LINN.) IN TAMIL NADU

N. Jeyathilakan; D. Basheer Ahamad; B. Dhivya; J. Selvaraj

doi:10.56093/ijvasr.v53i1.152423

Authors

N. Jeyathilakan Professor, Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, TANUVAS, Chennai - 600 007
D. Basheer Ahamad Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Theni
B. Dhivya Assistant Professor,Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Madras Veterinary College, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Chennai - 600 007
J. Selvaraj Professor and Head, Dept. of Veterinary Pathology, Veterinary College and Research Institute, TANUVAS, Orathanadu - 614 625

https://doi.org/10.56093/ijvasr.v53i1.152423

Keywords:

Peafowl, Goniodes pavonis, Haemaphysalis sp

Abstract

The present communication deals with concurrent infestation of lice and tick in a peafowl from Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu. External examination of the bird revealed presence of six lice and seven tick specimens. The ectoprasites were processed and examined under microscope. The lice and tick specimens were identified as Goniodes pavonis and nymphal stages of Haemaphysalis sp respectively. This is the first study to establish the concurrent infection of Goniodes pavonis and Haemaphysalis sp in peafowl from Cauvery delta region of Tamil Nadu and also first report of Goniodes pavonis in peafowl from India.

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