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Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal

BACKGROUND: Intestinal infection, caused by various protozoans and helminths, represents one of the significant health concerns in pigeons around the world. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to determine the diversity and prevalence of the intestinal parasites in pigeons found in Ratnanagar Munici...

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Autores principales: Adhikari, Roshan Babu, Ale, Purna Bahadur, Dhakal, Madhuri Adhikari, Ghimire, Tirth Raj
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Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9297752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35352510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.792
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author Adhikari, Roshan Babu
Ale, Purna Bahadur
Dhakal, Madhuri Adhikari
Ghimire, Tirth Raj
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Dhakal, Madhuri Adhikari
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description BACKGROUND: Intestinal infection, caused by various protozoans and helminths, represents one of the significant health concerns in pigeons around the world. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to determine the diversity and prevalence of the intestinal parasites in pigeons found in Ratnanagar Municipality, Chitwan, in central Nepal. METHODS: The fresh faecal samples (n = 155) were non‐invasively collected from different households and temples pigeons The individual samples were immediately preserved in the 2.5% potassium dichromate solution and transported to the research laboratory. Following direct wet mount and concentration methods, the samples were observed under a compound microscope. RESULTS: The results showed 87.1% prevalence rate with 16 parasite species that included 8 protozoan and 8 helminth faunae. The faecal samples of temple pigeons contained a higher prevalence rate with higher parasitic richness (95.6%; 16 species) than household pigeons (75.4%; 12 species). Mixed infection up to four different species was recorded in both types of sampling populations. CONCLUSIONS: Pigeons harbour a greater prevalence and wider diversity of intestinal parasites and the parasitism varies based on the habitats. Proper management and effective deworming practices are recommended to control intestinal parasitic infection in these avian hosts.
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spelling pubmed-92977522022-07-22 Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal Adhikari, Roshan Babu Ale, Purna Bahadur Dhakal, Madhuri Adhikari Ghimire, Tirth Raj Vet Med Sci POULTRY BACKGROUND: Intestinal infection, caused by various protozoans and helminths, represents one of the significant health concerns in pigeons around the world. OBJECTIVES: The present study aimed to determine the diversity and prevalence of the intestinal parasites in pigeons found in Ratnanagar Municipality, Chitwan, in central Nepal. METHODS: The fresh faecal samples (n = 155) were non‐invasively collected from different households and temples pigeons The individual samples were immediately preserved in the 2.5% potassium dichromate solution and transported to the research laboratory. Following direct wet mount and concentration methods, the samples were observed under a compound microscope. RESULTS: The results showed 87.1% prevalence rate with 16 parasite species that included 8 protozoan and 8 helminth faunae. The faecal samples of temple pigeons contained a higher prevalence rate with higher parasitic richness (95.6%; 16 species) than household pigeons (75.4%; 12 species). Mixed infection up to four different species was recorded in both types of sampling populations. CONCLUSIONS: Pigeons harbour a greater prevalence and wider diversity of intestinal parasites and the parasitism varies based on the habitats. Proper management and effective deworming practices are recommended to control intestinal parasitic infection in these avian hosts. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-03-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9297752/ /pubmed/35352510 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.792 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Veterinary Medicine and Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made.
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Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal
title Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal
title_full Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal
title_fullStr Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal
title_short Prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (Columba livia) in central Nepal
title_sort prevalence and diversity of intestinal parasites in household and temple pigeons (columba livia) in central nepal
topic POULTRY
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9297752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35352510
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/vms3.792
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