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ECTOPARASITE INFESTATION ON CULTURED NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) IN THE KASSENA-NANKANA MUNICIPALITY, GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF BONIA

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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This study assessed the prevalence and intensity of ectoparasites on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis 
niloticus) cultured in earthen ponds from fish farms in Bonia, a community in the Kassena-Nank- 
ana Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. Ninety O. niloticus samples were collected 
from two farms and directly transported to the laboratory for examination. All ecological data 
were recorded.  
The results showed that overall infestations were 47.8%, as 48.8% in farm 1 and 51.2% in farm 
2.  These were Ichtyophthirius multifilus, Trichodina sp., Chilodonella sp. Epistylis sp., Tetrahy
mena sp., Dactylogyrus sp., and Gyrodactylus sp. on the skin, gill, and fin tissues. Trichodina sp. 
and I. multifilus were reported on all fish tissues in both farms. Trichodina sp. showed a high rate 
(21.3%) in F2, and I. multifilus showed a rate (12.8%) in F1. Trichodina sp. recorded an overall 
mean intensity (MI) of 1.21, (1.05) in F1 and (1.36) in F2. All the physicochemical factors were 
within optimal range for the O. niloticus culture and growth, except for DO. 

DOI

10.21608/jesp.2024.397263

Keywords

Ghana, Aquaculture, Fish ectoparasites, mean intensity, pond management

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EMMANUEL

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KOMBAT

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O.

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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emmanuelkombat@yahoo.com

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0000-0001-9049-1656

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SAMUEL

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SARPONG

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K.

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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sksarpong@cktutas.edu.gh

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GIFTY

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ABACHE

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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DENICIA

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ATUJONA

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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datujona@cktutas.edu.gh

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SANDRA

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ATINDANA

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A.

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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satindana@cktutas.edu.gh

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SAVINO

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AWENTEY

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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sawentey@cktutas.edu.gh

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SEIDU

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ISSAH

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Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, C.K. Tedam University of Technology and Applied Sciences, P.O. Box NV 24, Navrongo, Ghana

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sissah@cktutas.edu.gh

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KEZIA

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BAIDOO

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-

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Department of Aquaculture & Fisheries Sciences, University for Development Studies, P.O. Box TL 1882, Tama- le, Ghana

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baidookezia327@gmail.com

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54

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3

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52146

Issue Date

2024-12-01

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2024-12-16

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2024-12-01

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468

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475

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1110-0583

Online ISSN

2090-2549

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JESP_Volume 54_Issue 3_Pages 468-475.pdf

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology

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ECTOPARASITE INFESTATION ON CULTURED NILE TILAPIA (OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS) IN THE KASSENA-NANKANA MUNICIPALITY, GHANA: A CASE STUDY OF BONIA

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25 Dec 2024