PREVALENCE AND IDENTIFICATION OF ECTOPARASITES LICE IN DOMESTIC CHICKEN IN BALI

Gusti Ayu Putu Ratih Puspasari (Mahasiswa Pendidikan Sarjana Kedokteran Hewan, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Udayana, Jl. PB. Sudirman, Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, 80234)
Ida Bagus Made Oka (Laboratorium Parasitologi Veteriner, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Udayana, Jl. PB. Sudirman, Depasar, Bali, Indonesia, 80234)
I Made Dwinata (Laboratorium Parasitologi Veteriner, Fakultas Kedokteran Hewan Universitas Udayana, Jl. PB. Sudirman, Depasar, Bali, Indonesia, 80234)

Buletin Veteriner Udayana
Bul. Vet. Udayana. February 2024 Vol. 16 No. 1

Free-range chicken is Indonesia's natural wealth which has various benefits as laying poultry, broilers and religious ceremonies. One of the ectoparasites that attack free-range chickens in Bali is lice. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of free-range chicken lice in Bali and identify the type of lice in free-range chickens in Bali. So that precise control can be carried out. Lice were obtained from 60 free-range chickens in several areas of Bali, namely Tabanan, Badung, and Gianyar regencies. Sampling is done by combing chicken feathers using cotton swabs slightly moistened with 70% alhokol. The ticks collected come from several regions on the chicken's body, namely the head-neck, back, chest, and wings. The obtained lice are then inserted into an affendorf tube that has contained 70% alcohol and labeled to distinguish one chicken from another. Then the identification process is carried out. The results showed that the prevalence of lice infestation in free-range chickens in Bali was 53% with Tabanan (50%), Badung (25%) and Gianyar (85%) regencies. The types of ticks found are Menopon gallinae, Lipeurus caponis, Gonoicotes gallinae, and Menacanthus straminaeus.