VPA-0071
QUESTION
Parasite which causes production of abnormal eggs in poultry is?
OPTIONS
(A) Railletina tetragona
(B) Ascardia galli
(C) Prosthagonimus ovatus
(D) Subulura brumpti
ANSWER
(C) Prosthagonimus ovatus
EXPLANATION
Prosthogonimus ovatus is a trematode of poultry associated with the oviduct and bursa of Fabricius and can interfere with egg formation, resulting in abnormal eggs or reduced egg production. The other listed parasites have different sites and disease manifestations.
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