Prevalence of protozoan parasites in some freshwater fishes of Dangana Lake Lapai, Niger State Nigeria
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2020
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International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry 2020; 5(2): 13-16
Abstract
Prevalence of protozoan parasites in some freshwater fishes of Dangana Lake Lapai were studied. A total
of 184 fish from four (4) species were examined for ecto-parasites in the lake which were Clarias
gariepinus (55), Tilapia zilli (51), Oreochromis nilocticus (41), and Leptocypris nilocticus (37). The parts
of the fish that were examined are gills, skin, and fins. In all, 5 different protozoan parasites were isolated
from the fish samples examined. The overall prevalence of protozoan parasites in sampled fishes was
84.76%. The percentage incidence revealed that Clarias gariepinus recorded 23.36%, Tilapia zilli,
22.28%, Oreochromis nilocticus, 20.10%, and Leptocypris nilocticus and 19.02% incidence. Five (5)
species of protozoan parasites were encountered namely Ichthyobodo sp Gyrodactylus sp. Trichodina sp
Caprina sp. and Microsporideans sp. The study revealed high protozoan prevalence from the study area
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Lake, bacteria, fishes, sample, Lapai
Citation
Mohammed Y., M., Adamu K. M., Ismail A., Umar M., and Kanki H. (2020). Prevalence of protozoan parasites in some freshwater fishes of Dangana Lake Lapai, Niger State Nigeria. International Journal of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, 5(2): 13-16.