ECTOPARASITES OF FREE RANGE DOMESTIC FOWLS IN OKO ORUMBA NORTH, L.G.A OF ANAMBRA STATE.

Abstract
The ectoparasitic infestation of free range domestic fowls were surveyed between August and November, 2014. A total of 105 ectoparasites belonging to four species of two genera were collected. These were made up of three lice and one ixodid tick. The percentage occurrence of these parasites are: Menacanthus stramineus (50.5%), Rhipicephalus saguineus (29.5%), Damalinia ovis (12.4%) and Lipeurus caponis (7.6%). Lice were the most prevalent and predominant of the ectoparasites of the 35 free-range domestic fowls examined, 22 (62.9%) were infested. Among the fowls examined, 10 (28.6%) were infested by the tick, R. saguineus, while 20 (57.1%) were infested by lice, 16 (45.7%) by M. stramineus, 5 (14.3%) by L. caponis  and 7 (20.0%) by D. ovis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page                                            i
Certification                                        ii
Dedication                                        iii
Acknowledgement                                    iv
Table of Contents                                    vi
List of tables                                       
List of figures                                       
List of appendix                                   
Abstract                                             ix

Chapter One
1.0.    Introduction                                    1
1.1.    Background of the Study                            1
1.2.    Aim/Objectives                                 10

Chapter Two
2.0.    Literature Review                                12
Chapter Three
3.0.    Materials and methods                            23
3.1    Materials                                         23
3.2    Identification of the ectoparasites                    24

Chapter four
4.0    Results                                        26

Chapter five
5.0     Discussion                                    41
5.1     Recommendation                                42
References                                    43
Appendix