Comparison of parasitic helminthes infection between the sexes of Clarias gariepinus from Asa dam Ilorin, north-central Nigeria
| dc.creator | Ayanda, Opeyemi Isaac | |
| dc.date | 2009 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-04-04T17:33:36Z | |
| dc.description | One hundred and sixty (160) specimens of catfish Clarias gariepinus were examined for parasites. They comprise eighty (80) specimens each of males and females. 21(26.25%) males and 21(26.25%) females showed parasitic infection. A total of eighty six (86) intestinal helminthes belonging to three taxonomic groups were recovered. They are cestodes - Amonotaenia sp., Polyonchobothrium clarias; nematodes - Paracamallanus sp., Procamallanus laevionchus and acanthocephala - Neochinorhynchus rutili. Of these, thirty (30) were recovered from males and fifty-six (56) from females. Total prevalence of infection was the same for both sexes, that is, 13.13% but total intensity of infection was different, 1.43 for males and 2.67 for females. There was no statistically significant difference in the infection between the two sexes, that is, (p > 0.05). | |
| dc.format | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/14507/ | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/44294 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Academic Journals | |
| dc.subject | Q Science (General), QH301 Biology | |
| dc.title | Comparison of parasitic helminthes infection between the sexes of Clarias gariepinus from Asa dam Ilorin, north-central Nigeria | |
| dc.type | Article |
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