Raillietina spp such as Echinobotrida, Tetragona.
Davainea proglotina.
They are both seen on the small intestine and affects chickens, turkeys, guinea fowls and pigeons. The worm produces tuberculous lesions on the wall of the intestine.
Clinical signs include mucoid diarrhea, emaciation, necrosis of the intestinal wall and death.
Diagnosis: based on clinical signs and presence of egg and worms on the faeces of affected poultry.
Treatment
The following anthelmintics can be administered;
Piperazine.
Levamisole.
Flubendazole.
This is the smallest tapeworm found in the duodenum of chickens which penetrates deep in the intestines and produces marked enteritis and dysentery.
Diagnosis: based on clinical signs.
Treatment: piperazine, flubendazole and levamisole.