Vol. 9, Special Issue 3 (2024)

Author(s): Tamilam TV, Ponnudurai G, Arunachalam K, Kannan D, Senthilkumar V and Balasubramaniam A

Abstract: Thestudy was conducted at different commercial layer poultry farms located in and around Thalaivasal, Salem district, Tamil Nadu for role of wild birds in ectoparasitic infestations of commercial layer chicken. In the hope to ensure whether frequenting of wild birds has any part in the prevalence of ectoparasitic problems in layers, wild birds such crow and myna that were seen dead inside the shed were collected and examined for ectoparasites. The result of present study showed that, feather mite like Megninia ginglymura was recovered from myna and crow that were found dead inside the layer sheds of the farms under study.