Sítios de localização de ectoparasitos em Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the distribution of ectoparasites on Gallus gallus L., 1758, in freerange chickens from June to October 2001, biweekly collections were accomplished on 25 adult fowls at the farm Boa Vista, district of Santa Bárbara of Tugúrio, state of Minas Gerais. The species identified once their most common sites of distribution were: Ornithonyssus bursa on the legs (59,22%); Menopon gallinae on the breast (52,07%) and thighs (19,92%); Goniocotes gallinae on the breast (60,72%) and thighs (18,26%); Goniodes
gigas on the breast (76,29%) and back (21,02%); Lipeurus caponis exclusively on the feathers of the neck, wing and tail, and nymphs of Amblyomma cajennense on the crest and around the eyes (98,03%).