@article{MAKHILLJAVA20109212446,
    title = {First Report of <I>Heterakis gallinarum</I> in Gould&#146;s Wild Turkey (<I>Meleagris gallopavo mexicana</I>) in Mexico},
    journal = {Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances},
    volume = {9},
    number = {21},
    pages = {2671-2673},
    year = {2010},
    issn = {1680-5593},
    doi = {javaa.2010.2671.2673},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1680-5593&doi=javaa.2010.2671.2673},
    author = {Rosales Alferez,M. Herrera Casio,E. Pereda Solis and},
    keywords = {whitish,Meleagris gallopavo,gastrointestinal parasites,Heterakis gallinarum,nematods,ascarididac},
    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.}
    }