Rosales Alferez  Federico, M. Herrera Casio  Hector, E. Pereda Solis  Martin, H. Martinez Guerrero  Jose, 
    First Report of <I>Heterakis gallinarum</I> in Gould&#146;s Wild Turkey (<I>Meleagris gallopavo mexicana</I>) in Mexico,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 9,Issue 21,
    2010,
    Pages 2671-2673,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2010.2671.2673,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2010.2671.2673)
    Abstract: In the 2009 hunting season in the state of Durango, Mexico we obtained 21 Gastro Intestinal Tracts (GIT) of adult male Wild Turkeys (<I>Meleagris gallopavo mexicana</I>, Gould, 1856). Analysis of the each GIT resulted in the recovery of 2,549 adult parasites of which 59.4% were Nematodes of the order Ascaridida and species <I>Heterakis gallinarum</I>. We found 1,511 <I>H. gallinarum</I> in the large intestine, 99% of which were in the caecum and 1% in the colon. Many researchers have reported the presence of <I>H. gallinarum</I> in different subspecies of Wild Turkey but never in the Gould subspecies. Members of the genus <I>Heterakis</I> are known to be found only in the caeca of birds are small in size (7-13 mm), whitish or pale in color and lay eggs that are on average, 65-80 &#956; in length. It is the first record of <I>Heterakis gallinarum</I> in wild Turkey in Mexico.
    Keywords: whitish;Meleagris gallopavo;gastrointestinal parasites;Heterakis gallinarum;nematods;ascarididac