Levels of helminthic infections in the quails coturnix coturnix from kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The present study aims to clarify the difference of the intensity of parasitic infection between the domestic quails Coturnis coturnis and the migrant ones. A total of 60 domesticated and 60 migratory quails were investigated during the migration season September-November 2009 for intestinal parasites. Investigations revealed that both domestic and migrant quails were susceptible to infection with three helminth parasites; a nematode [Heterakis gallinaruni], and two cestodes [Choanotae-nia infundibulum and Hymenolepis sp.]. The prevalence of infection in the migratory males was higher than the female ones, the opposite results was obtained for the domestic birds. The differences in the prevalence were found to be statistically significant in case of the domestic birds. Single infection showed the highest prevalence followed by the double infection and finally the triple infection. The mean intensity of infection in the female domestic and migrant C. coturnix was higher than male

Tapeworms of quails [coturnix] in Egypt

The intestines of 150 grey quails [Coturnix coturnix] were examined at postmortem, for tapeworms infestation. Two species of cestodes were collected Raillietina echinobothrida and Choanotaenia infundibulum. The prevalence, average number of worms per bird and their morphology were reported. Its worth to mention that quail was found to be a new host for R. echinobothrida