Studies on some internal parasites of pigeons
Other Title(s)
دراسات على بعض الطفيليات الداخلية فى الحمام فى محافظة الدقهلية
Source
Kafr El-Sheikh Veterinary Medical Journal
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 1 (30 Apr. 2003), pp.785-798, 14 p.
Publisher
Kafr El-Sheikh University Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Publication Date
2003-04-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
14
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pigeons are considered as one of the most important birds bred in Egypt.
From the economic point of view it supply an important source of delicious animal protein.
Parasitic diseases are important problems facing pigeon production.
Enteric parasites as cestodes, nematodes as well as protozoa are the most common endoparasites causing serious troubles in pigeon breeding.
The present study showed that out of 104 examined pigeons, 43(41.34%) were infected.
The prevalence of cestodes & nematodes was 30.76%, 8.65% respectively.
Concerning seasonal prevalence with both cestodes and nematodes the highest infection rate was observed during spring (57.1%) followed by autumn (43.8%), summer (40.0%) and winter (34.5%).
Cestodes showed highest rate of infestation during spring (42.85%) while nematodes were in autumn (12.5%).
Infestation rate was higher in female pigeons (54.5%) than males (44.18%) in both cestodes and nematodes.
The detected cestodes were Raillietina echindoothridia, Houttuynia species and Paspalia macrocanthos.
Ascaridia columbae was the only nematode isolated.The protozoon parasite Haemoproteus columbae infection rate was 45.97% with nearly similar prevalence in all seasons of the year.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Sayfi, M. A.& Abu al-Khayr, S. A.& al-Dasuqi, A. Y.& Nawar, M. H.. 2003. Studies on some internal parasites of pigeons. Kafr El-Sheikh Veterinary Medical Journal،Vol. 1, no. 1, pp.785-798.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Sayfi, M. A.…[et al.]. Studies on some internal parasites of pigeons. Kafr El-Sheikh Veterinary Medical Journal Vol. 1, no. 1 (2003), pp.785-798.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Sayfi, M. A.& Abu al-Khayr, S. A.& al-Dasuqi, A. Y.& Nawar, M. H.. Studies on some internal parasites of pigeons. Kafr El-Sheikh Veterinary Medical Journal. 2003. Vol. 1, no. 1, pp.785-798.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-628624
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 794-798
Record ID
BIM-628624