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- Title
Incidence of Gastrointestinal parasitism of Captive Wild Pigeons at Nagpur.
- Authors
Borghare, A. T.; Bagde, V. P.; Jaulkar, A. D.; Katre, D. D.; Jumde, P. D.; Maske, D. K.; Bhangale, G. N.
- Abstract
Present study was planned to investigate the helminthic infection in captive wild pigeons (Columba livia) at Maharajbagh Zoo Nagpur. All the 30 samples examined were found positive either with single or mixed helminthic infections. The result showed that the incidence ofCapillaria sp, Ascaridia sp and Hetarakis sp. were 56.66%, 76.66%, 16.66% respectively. Mixed parasitic infection was recorded in around 17 samples with either Ascaridia sp. and Capillaria sp or with Ascaridia sp. and Heterakis sp. One of 30 samples examined were found with the cysts of Balantidium coli.
- Subjects
NAGPUR (India); INDIA; ANIMAL nutrition; GASTROINTESTINAL diseases; HELMINTHIASIS; PARASITIC diseases; PIGEONS; DOMESTIC animal parasites; ASCARIASIS; DISEASES
- Publication
Veterinary World, 2009, Vol 2, Issue 9, p343
- ISSN
0972-8988
- Publication type
Article