Menopon gallinae


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Noun1.Menopon gallinae - a louse parasitic on poultryMenopon gallinae - a louse parasitic on poultry  
chicken louse, Menopon palladum, shaft louse
bird louse, biting louse, louse - wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting; mostly parasitic on birds
genus Menopon, Menopon - chicken lice
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53 grey partridges (33 domesticated and 20 wild) were infested by seven lice species (Menopon gallinae, Goniocotes gall, Menacanthus stramineus, Genero columbicola, Lipeurus caponis, Brueelia coquimbana, Coculogaster heterographus), three species of ticks (Haemaphysalis leporispalustris, Ixodes pacificus, Amblyomma maculatum) 2 species of mites (Ornithonyssus syliarum, Dermanyssus gallinae) and a flea species (Pulex irritans).
Prevalence of Ectoparasites in Wild and Domesticated Grey (Francolinus pondicerianus) and Black Partridges (Francolinus francolinus) from Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa Province of Pakistan
Se examinaron 110 aves, identificandose 10 especies de piojos: Menacanthus stramineus 80%, Menopon gallinae 51%, Lipeurus caponis 43%, Goniocotes gigas 32%, Goniocotes gallinae 15%, Goniodes dissimilis 4%, Colpocephalum sp.
Prevalencia de ectoparasitos en gallinas de corral (Gallus-gallus domesticus) del municipio San Francisco, Estado Zulia, Venezuela

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