Dakheel Kremsh Alasadiy, Y, Mukdad Mahmood, R, Naji Alhasnawi, A. (1401). A Comparative Study of Parasitic Infections in Domestic and Wild Pigeons in Iraq. سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 77(2), 709-715. doi: 10.22092/ari.2022.357105.1976
Y Dakheel Kremsh Alasadiy; R Mukdad Mahmood; A Naji Alhasnawi. "A Comparative Study of Parasitic Infections in Domestic and Wild Pigeons in Iraq". سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 77, 2, 1401, 709-715. doi: 10.22092/ari.2022.357105.1976
Dakheel Kremsh Alasadiy, Y, Mukdad Mahmood, R, Naji Alhasnawi, A. (1401). 'A Comparative Study of Parasitic Infections in Domestic and Wild Pigeons in Iraq', سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 77(2), pp. 709-715. doi: 10.22092/ari.2022.357105.1976
Dakheel Kremsh Alasadiy, Y, Mukdad Mahmood, R, Naji Alhasnawi, A. A Comparative Study of Parasitic Infections in Domestic and Wild Pigeons in Iraq. سامانه مدیریت نشریات علمی, 1401; 77(2): 709-715. doi: 10.22092/ari.2022.357105.1976
A Comparative Study of Parasitic Infections in Domestic and Wild Pigeons in Iraq
1Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Al-Muthanna University, Samawah, 66001, Iraq
2Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Sciences, Tikrit University, Tikrit, Iraq
چکیده
Parasitic infections in pigeons are very important due to their adaptability to different environmental conditions, as well as their relationship with human society. In this study, 250 samples of domestic and wild pigeons (Columba livia) were collected from different areas in Samawah, Al-Muthanna province, Iraq, from March 2020 to January 2021. Clinical examination of external parasites was conducted by screening fecal samples for intestinal parasitic infections and preparing direct swabs from the beaks. Out of the 250 pigeon samples (125 domestic and 125 wild pigeons), 65 pigeons were found infected (26%), including 40 domestic (32%) and 25 wild pigeons (20%) (P≤0.05). The results showed that these parasitic infections belong to three major groups of bird parasites: 1) Protozoa, such as Eimeria species(spp.)oocyst, Cryptosporidium spp., and Trichomonas gallinae, with prevalence rates of 21 (16.8%), 14 (11.2%), 19 (15.2%), 11(8.8%), 7 (5.6%), and 2 (1.6%), 2) Helminths, such as cestodes (Raillietina tetragona) and nematodes (Ascaridia columbae) with prevalence rates of5 (4%), 4 (3.2%), 4 (3.2%), and 2 (1.6%), as well as Arthropods, including lice (Menacanthus stramineus) with prevalence rates of 5 (4%) and 3 (2.4%) in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively. Additionally, no significant difference was found between male and female pigeons in their infection rate (P≤0.05). The findings also revealed that the highest percentage of infection in both genders of domestic and wild pigeons was caused by one spp. of parasites (62.5% and 64% in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively), followed by two spp. (24% and 27.5% in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively), and three spp. of parasites (10% and 12% in domestic and wild pigeons, respectively). However, there was no significant difference between domestic and wild pigeons regarding their infections with one, two, or three spp. of parasites (P≤0.05). It is thus concluded that differences in the prevalence of these parasites in different regions are partly due to differences in nutrition, feeding habits, and geographical environment.
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