Stacie M. Villarreal Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville.

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Stacie M. Villarreal Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

 Alan M. Fedynich¹  Leonard A. Brennan¹  Dale Rollins²  ¹Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX  ²Texas AgriLIFE Research, Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch, San Angelo, TX

 Introduction of project  Background information on parasites  Objective of project  Study area  Methods  Results  Discussion  Conclusion

 Quail are enjoyed for hunting and other non-hunting recreation  Bring in revenue for small towns (Brennan 2007)  Bobwhites have been declining for several years  Some helminths can have negative impacts on bobwhites (Peterson 2007)  Little information on parasites in Rolling Plains or effects on bobwhites (Jackson 1969)

 Little is known about potential negative effects of eyeworms  Cause vision problems  Cause distractions & make quail less attentive to surroundings  Jackson (1969) observed bobwhites exhibiting peculiar behavior when dogs attempted to flush them (i.e., running)  3 different species of eyeworms found in North America  Oxyspirura mansoni, domestic birds  Oxyspirura pusillae, wild birds  Oxyspirura petrowi, wild birds

 Found:  Ruffed grouse, greater prairie chicken, sharp-tailed grouse, and ring-necked pheasant  Scaled and Montezuma quail in Texas (Pence 1975, Dancak et al 1982, Landgrebe et al. 2007)  Intermediate host  Cockroaches (Fielding 1926) and/or grasshoppers (Cram et al 1931)

 Assess the prevalence, intensity, and abundance of Oxyspirura petrowi in northern bobwhites from the Rolling Plains of Texas  Determine whether infections vary by  age (juvenile, adult)  sex (male, female)  Hunting season ( , , )

 Location  Rolling Plains Ecoregion  Fisher County, Texas  Roby, Texas  Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch  Melton Ranch

 Hunter donated  Quail sex and age identified in field  Carcasses were frozen until necropsy  Head removed  Eyes examined, nictitating membrane, and around the eye cavity  Fixed in glacial acetic acid  Stored in 70% ethanol and 8% glycerin

 ( n = 33)  9 adult males, 11 adult females, 5 juvenile males, and 8 juvenile females  ( n = 86)  28 adult males, 18 adult females, 17 juvenile males, and 23 juvenile females  ( n = 54)  17 adult males, 4 adult females, 18 juvenile males, and 15 juvenile females

57% Prevalence Intensity Median: 4Range: 1-40 Mean: 6Total: 596 Abundance Median: 1Mean: 3.4 Range: 0-40

Prevalence, Intensity, and Abundance of Oxyspirura petrowi by northern bobwhite age and sex from the Rolling Plains of Texas Host AgeHost Sex AdultJuvenileMaleFemale Number of Host Prevalence No. Infected (%) 57 (67%)42 (48%)53 (56%)46 (58%) Intensity ̅ x ± SD 6.9 ± ± ± ± 7.6 Abundance ̅ x ± SD 4.6 ± ± ± ± 6.6

Prevalence, Intensity, and Abundance of Oxyspirura petrowi in northern bobwhites by collection year from the Rolling Plains of Texas Number of Host Prevalence No. Infected (%)19 (58%)54 (63%)26 (48%) Intensity ̅ x ± SD 8.3 ± ± ± 6.6 Abundance ̅ x ± SD 4.8 ± ± ± 5.6

P-values from Chi–square comparisons for prevalence values of Oxyspirura petrowi from northern bobwhites in the Rolling Plains of Texas AgeSexYear ↑A A = adult, ↑ = higher

P-values from ANOVA comparisons for ranked values of Oxyspirura petrowi from northern bobwhites in the Rolling Plains of Texas ModelAgeSexYear Intensity Abundance

 Highest recorded number (40) of eyeworms in a host individual  Average 6 eyeworms per infected bird  Average 3.4 eyeworms per all birds  McClure (1949) found 2 eyeworms in ring-necked pheasants in February

 Prevalence & mean abundance were higher in adults  Prevalence & mean abundance were not significantly different for host sex or hunting season  Exposure probabilities to infected intermediate host are similar between sex

 Provides new information about the distribution patterns of eyeworms  Host sex does not appear to be a major factor in helminth prevalence, abundance, and intensity  Host age was an important factor in influencing prevalence and abundance  Future studies are needed to determine if eyeworms have a negative impact

 Rolling Plains Quail Research Ranch  Paul Melton  Lloyd LaCoste  Barrett Koennecke  Becki Perkins  Britani Lolley  Cady Mercer  Photos by: Nicholas Villarreal

 Brennan, L. A Preface. Pages xi–xii in L. A. Brennan, editor. Texas quails: Ecology and management, Texas A&M University Press, College Station, TX.  Cram, E. B., M. F. Jones, and E. A. Allen Internal parasites and parasitic diseases of the bobwhite. Pages 229–313 in H. L. Stoddard, editor. The bobwhite quail its habits, preservation, and increase. Charles Scribner’s Sons, New York.  Dancak, K., D. B. Pence, F. A. Stormer, and S. L. Beasom Helminths of the scaled quail, Callipepla squamata, from northwest Texas. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 49: 144–146.  Fielding, J. W Additional observations on the development of the eye worm of poultry. Australian Journal of Experimental Biology and Medical Science 5: 1–8.  Jackson, A. S Quail management book for west Texas Rolling Plains. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Austin, Texas, Bulletin No. 48.  McClure, H. E The eyeworm, Oxyspirura petrowi, in Nebraska pheasants. Journal of Wildlife Management 13: 304–308.  Pence, D. B Eyeworms (Nematoda: Thelaziidae) from west Texas quail. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 42: 181–183.  Peterson, M. J Diseases and parasites of Texas quails. Pages 89–114 in L. A. Brennan, editor. Texas quails: Ecology and management. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.  Rollins, D Quails on the Rolling Plains. Pages 117–141 in L. A. Brennan, editor. Texas quails: Ecology and management. Texas A&M University Press, College Station, Texas.