Volume 32, Issue 1, February 2021, Pages 144–155
Md. Gausur Rahman1, S.M. Harun-ur-Rashid2, Md. Haydar Ali3, and Md. Golam Azam4
1 Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammed Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
2 Professor, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Original language: English
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A cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the different parasites in farmed pigeon at sadar upazila of Dinajpur, Bangladesh during January to June, 2017. A total of 122 pigeons (39 young and 83 adults in which 45 male and 77 female) from different farms were examined by faecal, oral and blood sample examination and postmortem examination for histopathological study. The investigation expressed that the highest overall prevalence was ectoparasites 107 (87.70%) followed by helminthes 96 (78.69%) and protozoa 71 (58.20%). In this study, the frequency of Echinostoma sp., Raillietina sp., Ascaridia sp., Capillaria sp., Ornithostrongylus sp., Eimeria sp., Trichomonas sp., Haemoproteus sp., Columbicola columbae, Menopon sp.and Lipeurus sp. were found to be 24 (19.67%), 46 (37.67%), 51 (41.80%), 38 (31.15%), 15 (12.30%), 45 (36.89%), 47 (38.52%), 39 (31.97%), 96 (78.67%), 55 (45.08%) and 75 (61.48%) respectively. The age and sex related prevalence of helminth revealed that adults 68 (81.93%) and females 62 (80.52%) were more susceptible (P>0.05) than young 28 (71.79%) and male 34 (75.56%). Further, youngs 25 (64.10%) and female 50 (64.94%) were more prone (P>0.05) to protozoa than adults 46 (55.42%) and male 21 (46.67%). Association of age and sex with ectoparasites indicated that the prevalence of ectoparasites was significantly (P<0.001) higher in adult 80 (96.39%) than young 27 (69.23%) and also significantly (P<0.05) higher in female 50 (64.94%) than male 21 (46.67%) pigeons. The results indicate that pigeons of this area are very much susceptible to different endo and ectoparasites which cause great economic loss of the farmer.
Author Keywords: investigation, parasite, farmed, pigeons.
Md. Gausur Rahman1, S.M. Harun-ur-Rashid2, Md. Haydar Ali3, and Md. Golam Azam4
1 Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammed Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
2 Professor, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Parasitology, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University, Dinajpur, Bangladesh
Original language: English
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
A cross sectional study was conducted to investigate the different parasites in farmed pigeon at sadar upazila of Dinajpur, Bangladesh during January to June, 2017. A total of 122 pigeons (39 young and 83 adults in which 45 male and 77 female) from different farms were examined by faecal, oral and blood sample examination and postmortem examination for histopathological study. The investigation expressed that the highest overall prevalence was ectoparasites 107 (87.70%) followed by helminthes 96 (78.69%) and protozoa 71 (58.20%). In this study, the frequency of Echinostoma sp., Raillietina sp., Ascaridia sp., Capillaria sp., Ornithostrongylus sp., Eimeria sp., Trichomonas sp., Haemoproteus sp., Columbicola columbae, Menopon sp.and Lipeurus sp. were found to be 24 (19.67%), 46 (37.67%), 51 (41.80%), 38 (31.15%), 15 (12.30%), 45 (36.89%), 47 (38.52%), 39 (31.97%), 96 (78.67%), 55 (45.08%) and 75 (61.48%) respectively. The age and sex related prevalence of helminth revealed that adults 68 (81.93%) and females 62 (80.52%) were more susceptible (P>0.05) than young 28 (71.79%) and male 34 (75.56%). Further, youngs 25 (64.10%) and female 50 (64.94%) were more prone (P>0.05) to protozoa than adults 46 (55.42%) and male 21 (46.67%). Association of age and sex with ectoparasites indicated that the prevalence of ectoparasites was significantly (P<0.001) higher in adult 80 (96.39%) than young 27 (69.23%) and also significantly (P<0.05) higher in female 50 (64.94%) than male 21 (46.67%) pigeons. The results indicate that pigeons of this area are very much susceptible to different endo and ectoparasites which cause great economic loss of the farmer.
Author Keywords: investigation, parasite, farmed, pigeons.
How to Cite this Article
Md. Gausur Rahman, S.M. Harun-ur-Rashid, Md. Haydar Ali, and Md. Golam Azam, “Investigation of different parasites of farmed pigeons at Dinajpur Sadar Upazila,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 144–155, February 2021.
