The First Case of(Neumann, 1912) (Phthiraptera: Amblycera: Menoponidae) on A Chicken (Linnaeus, 1758) in Türkiye.

Abstract

This case report was prepared to provide information about(Neumann, 1912), which was detected for the first time on a domestic chicken in Hatay province of Türkiye. Louse specimens collected from a chicken by a student were brought to Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, and sent to Selçuk University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, for identification of species and microscopic examination revealed the presence of(Neumann, 1912). Thus, with this study, the presence ofon domestic chickens was recorded for the first time in Türkiye.