Poultry Nematodes Overview

Nematodes of Poultry and Game Birds

Nematodes are not normally of significance in intensively housed poultry in the UK or USA, but they can be a problem in free-range birds, and are of importance in ornamental and game birds, particularly pheasants and grouse. In developing countries, however, village chickens play a vital role in the rural economy and are prone to a wide range of nematode and other parasitic diseases.

	Crop	Gizzard	Intestine	Caeca	Trachea
Nematode Species	Capillaria species	Amidostomum	Ascaridia species Capillaria species Trichostrongylus tenius	Heterakis species Trichostrongylus tenius	Syngamus trachea
Host	Various hosts	Various hosts, especially ducks	Various hosts, especially grouse with Trichostrongylus tenius	Various hosts, especially grouse with Trichostrongylus tenius	Various hosts, especially pheasant, and including wild species