Farmer perceptions and pathological constraints in helmeted guinea fowl farming in the Borgou department in North-East Benin

Abstract

ific to any microbial or parasitic disease. Accordingly, with
the exception of salmonellae, the isolated bacteria represented post-mortem invaders and/or secondary
pathogens and the helminth species identified were of low pathogenicity. In conclusion, the practice of guinea
fowl breeding within the scavenging system will only be successful after improvement of hygienic parameters,
such as housing, crowding, feeding, and watering conditions.